as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
a miserable, soaked cat who looked like a drowned rat
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as in saturated
to wet thoroughly with liquid
we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked
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as in stung
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer
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as in wet
to make wet
that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight
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as in drank
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak
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Recent Examples of soaked
Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
And with this model, the dream of a sun-soaked, stylish getaway is closer than ever.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Add the soaked bread and its water to the blender along with the tomatoes, onion, and bell pepper.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The oversized, dual-textured, pre-soaked treatment towelettes bring the power of clinical skincare to your bodycare routine.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Nelson’s famed guitar, Trigger, was on his bus and unharmed, but other gear and equipment were so soaked or damaged that the next stop on the tour, in Oklahoma, had to be nixed as well.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Once butter is melted and bubbling, add 3 soaked bread slices to pan and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Watch this video to see the rice-free way to dry out a soaked smartphone.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere, Kaufman heads into the water sans waterproofing, gray corduroy suit and gingham shirt soaked.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Just be sure to wear proper footwear and be ready to get soaked.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
The August rains that soaked much of the Milwaukee area changed that.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Get soaked on the log flume or see a concert at Pirates World?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Some of the storm’s heaviest rain has already soaked the Carolinas, but an additional 1 to 3 inches is possible from the mid-Atlantic to Northeast into Tuesday.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The Southeast Coast from Florida up to the Wilmington, Delaware, area are currently getting soaked with rain, with some of the downpours heavy enough to cause some flash flooding in areas late Friday.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
To create your own pumpkin place setting, slice off the pumpkin's top, scoop out the seeds, and fill with soaked floral foam.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
And with this model, the dream of a sun-soaked, stylish getaway is closer than ever.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Add the soaked bread and its water to the blender along with the tomatoes, onion, and bell pepper.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The oversized, dual-textured, pre-soaked treatment towelettes bring the power of clinical skincare to your bodycare routine.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Nelson’s famed guitar, Trigger, was on his bus and unharmed, but other gear and equipment were so soaked or damaged that the next stop on the tour, in Oklahoma, had to be nixed as well.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Once butter is melted and bubbling, add 3 soaked bread slices to pan and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Watch this video to see the rice-free way to dry out a soaked smartphone.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
Scorched and stained pots and pans almost always require scraping and scouring, and cast-iron skillets can rust when soaked.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere, Kaufman heads into the water sans waterproofing, gray corduroy suit and gingham shirt soaked.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Just be sure to wear proper footwear and be ready to get soaked.
—Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
The August rains that soaked much of the Milwaukee area changed that.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Get soaked on the log flume or see a concert at Pirates World?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Some of the storm’s heaviest rain has already soaked the Carolinas, but an additional 1 to 3 inches is possible from the mid-Atlantic to Northeast into Tuesday.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
The Southeast Coast from Florida up to the Wilmington, Delaware, area are currently getting soaked with rain, with some of the downpours heavy enough to cause some flash flooding in areas late Friday.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaked
Adjective
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Water was dripping from a soda machine tube at the customer self-service area.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The staff, for one, will don uniforms with a double-breasted peak lapel and dripping in blues and white piping.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Majumdar has created a world that is recognizably continuous with our own—her characters scan social media and inhabit a culture saturated with real-time information; as a result, this statement feels curiously old-fashioned.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Wrap the pot with a blanket, burlap, or bubble wrap to insulate it if temperatures will drop below 0ºF, and keep the soil moist but not saturated.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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An American teacher and his teenage son have been stung to death while on holiday in Laos.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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An American father and son died after being stung by a swarm of hornets while ziplining in Southeast Asia, local officials confirmed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Place chopped leaves in a large wire bin and wet each layer.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The first urban inhabitants drank wine, a recent archaeological survey found, after discovering the rare wine press near Tel Megiddo in Israel’s north.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The two had spent hours chatting as Shamblin drank hard ciders on a remote Texas roadside.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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One villager has drowned in flash floods in the eastern province of Catanduanes, officials confirmed to the Associated Press, while another died in Catbalogan city in eastern Samar province after being pinned by debris from a collapsed home.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even more poignant, however, is the Rosemary's Baby angle, where the innocence of childhood is drowned in blood and the notion that a young person reared in a loving environment should develop into a compassionate adult is perverted into unthinkable horror.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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At Dia, the cage has been reconstructed in full, complete with Hsieh’s boots and his tally marks gouged into the wall.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Successive hurricanes had gouged a hole in the Sunshine State, leaving several private carriers insolvent — and leaving hundreds of thousands of their customers with no choice but Citizens.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Colored towels and microfiber towels should be washed in warm water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Both washed the food down with drinks fortified by electrolytes.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Soaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaked. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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