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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Think of the harms of erratic schedules akin to the way dripping water can erode stone.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a post dripping with arrogance, Lynch dished out demeaning nicknames for her recent opponents.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Nearly every market is saturated.—
Astha Bhardwaj,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The colors are richly saturated, and when something catches Ryan’s eye—say, a bee alighting on a wildflower—the images shimmer with an almost radioactive intensity.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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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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On a recent day, a patron drank a Guinness at the bar amid walls are covered in funeral notices from people who had come for a drink after saying that final goodbye.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Authorities said Winstead's 3-month old baby drowned in a motel bathtub in Louisville on New Year's Day.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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When the bodies of the drowned are retrieved, they’re sent to Alexandroupoli to be identified.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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
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But a low spot in the ocean, a channel gouged down into the sand on the ocean surface, or a break in a sandbar, can disrupt that flow and push water through the spot to create a current much more powerful than the surrounding flow.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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The blue tide washed further than most pollsters had predicted.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Most garments made of wool, silk, cashmere, mohair, leather, spandex, fleece, or microfiber should not be washed with chlorine bleach.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Soaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaked. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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