Synonyms of saturating

saturating

verb

present participle of saturate

as in soaking

to wet thoroughly with liquid

saturate your hair with water before applying the dye

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaking
• drowning
• drenching
• impregnating
• immersing
• dipping
• sopping
• macerating
• submerging
• steeping
• washing
• inundating
• sousing
• penetrating
• soddening
• swamping
• permeating
• infiltrating
• marinating
• seething
• watering
• moistening
• hydrating
• bathing
• water-soaking
• dousing
• waterlogging
• swilling
• presoaking
• dampening
• damping
• humidifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• wringing (out)
• draining
• emptying
• searing
• dehydrating
• voiding
• parching
• desiccating
• dehumidifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of saturating

Follow by saturating the area with a pet-specific enzymatic cleaner. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

However, strawberries are also susceptible to root rot, so make sure to avoid over-saturating the soil. — Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 20 June 2026

Use only as much cleaning solution as necessary, and avoid saturating the area. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026

By saturating Kyiv with large numbers of ballistic missiles on Sunday, Russia may also be seeking to deplete Ukraine's limited stocks ahead of what could be an even more intense wave of attacks this summer. — CBS News, 24 May 2026

Instruments and voices accumulate into immense, sustained, saturating dissonances, with a snare drum cutting through the tear-gas haze. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

Instead, the foreign producers shipped their sugar abroad for consumption, further saturating the global market. — Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

Instead of saturating or starving the active sites, this configuration supports a more optimal balance between how quickly reactants arrive and how efficiently they are converted, improving overall catalytic performance. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026

Avoid saturating the mattress — over-wetting is one of the most common mistakes people make, and excess moisture trapped inside the mattress can lead to mold growth, creating an entirely new allergen problem. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026