SEEPY Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

seepy

adjective

Definition of seepy

as in boggy

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As a note, these need more water than many of the other plants on this list—keep the soil moist but not boggy.

— Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
Sandy loam is ideal, but plants will grow in a variety of soil types provided the soil isn’t consistently wet or boggy.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of boggy

Adjective

In the 1850s, while living in Seneca Falls, New York, amateur scientist Eunice Newton Foote did a series of experiments that put different substances, including carbon dioxide and moist air, inside glass cylinders and left them in the sun.

— Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
The soil should be moist, faintly acid smelling, from its infusion of decayed compost.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of moist

Adjective

The heat will be accompanied by very humid air across the entire county, including at local beaches, where temperatures will reach the mid-80s.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
The break will be short-lived, as hotter and more humid weather is expected this weekend and will continue into early next week.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of humid

Adjective

Signs of heat exhaustion are excessive sweating, cool/clammy skin, dizziness, headache, nausea.

— Oc Register, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
With heat exhaustion, a person's body temperature may top 101 degrees Fahrenheit, along with symptoms like heavy sweating; cold, pale, clammy skin; tiredness or weakness; muscle cramps; dizziness; nausea or vomiting, and more.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of clammy

Adjective

Cover with a damp kitchen towel or loose-fitting lid and let stand at room temperature 24 hours.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026
Like hostas, ferns can also be used to cover up yellowing bulb foliage, but most grow best in damp soil and lightly shaded spots.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of damp

Adjective

Feel its malleability between your teeth, how its squashy fragility—marshy like the plant from which it was originally harvested—gives a bit before bouncing back.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Its restaurant, Roxy Bar, sits beneath an eight-story-high skylight and is packed with squashy leather armchairs upon which to luxuriate and dine.

— Kelsey Stiegman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of squashy

Adjective

The pungent smells of pot smoke and someone else’s urine compete with the dank smell of the canal.

— Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of dank

Adjective

According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, about 52% of the Colorado River's water is used for irrigated agriculture.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026
The report found that DFW has the best non-irrigated wheat in the state due to rainfall at the right times and the fungal issues in the wheat crops in other parts of the state.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026

Definition of irrigated

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