Synonyms of soaking

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adjective

as in dripping

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

the fisherman couldn't wait to take off his soaking socks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dripping
• saturated
• soaked
• bathed
• wet
• washed
• saturate
• flooded
• drenched
• sopping
• soggy
• sodden
• watered
• waterlogged
• moist
• damp
• logged
• awash
• flushed
• water-soaked
• bedraggled
• submerged
• drowned
• doused
• soppy
• splashed
• watery
• rinsed
• soused
• steeped
• dipped
• hydrated
• overflowed
• aqueous
• humid
• irrigated
• inundated
• deluged
• dunked
• swamped
• clammy
• dank
• boggy
• sloppy
• sluiced
• dampish
• miry
• squashy
• wettish
• laved
• seepy
• semimoist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• arid
• waterless
• unwatered
• bone-dry
• waterproof
• baked
• dehydrated
• watertight
• water-repellent
• hyperarid
• water-resistant
• ultradry
• parched
• droughty
• thirsty
• sunbaked
• wrung
• sere
• freeze-dried

soaking

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noun

as in gouging

Related Words

• gouging
• overcharging
• wile
• dodge
• jig
• device
• stratagem
• counterfeit
• fake
• ploy
• forgery
• trick
• scheme
• gimmick
• hoax
• racket
• sham
• phony
• sleight
• humbug
• pyramid scheme
• thimblerig
• cross
• three-card monte
• shell game
• Ponzi scheme
• fix
• sting
• con
• rip-off
• fiddle
• swindle
• scam
• fraud
• hustle
• flimflam
• bunco

soaking

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verb

present participle of soak

1

as in saturating

to wet thoroughly with liquid

we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in stinging

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stinging
• gouging
• cheating
• overcharging
• surcharging
• sticking
• defrauding
• clipping
• fleecing
• skinning
• mischarging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undercharging

3

as in wetting

to make wet

that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wetting
• drowning
• washing
• flooding
• rinsing
• drenching
• bathing
• watering
• sopping
• dousing
• flushing
• dipping
• waterlogging
• submerging
• showering
• wetting down
• sprinkling
• splashing
• water-soaking
• damping
• sousing
• moistening
• bedraggling
• soddening
• saturating
• hydrating
• drizzling
• inundating
• humidifying
• misting
• moisturizing
• dampening
• deluging
• overflowing
• impregnating
• swamping
• steeping
• sluicing
• irrigating
• laving
• dunking
• sloshing
• hosing (down)
• bedewing
• rehydrating
• aspersing
• ducking
• rewetting
• rewashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• scorching
• dehydrating
• searing
• evaporating
• parching
• desiccating
• dewatering
• freeze-drying
• wringing
• dehumidifying
• drip-drying

4

as in drinking

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drinking
• boozing
• guzzling
• reveling
• tippling
• bibbing
• hitting the bottle
• carousing
• lushing (up)
• boozing it up
• imbibing
• liquoring (up)
• nipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstaining

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soaking

Noun

The first is at Orvis Hot Springs, a clothing-optional resort in Ridgway with natural hot spring soaking pools, plus a dry sauna and a cold plunge pond off to the side, framed by the San Juan Mountains. — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

For more space, guests can book a studio suite, which also offers a larger soaking tub and extra seating. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Water In the Morning As mentioned, watering in the morning is the best way to ensure your plants get a healthy soaking and dry out enough so diseases don’t develop. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 July 2026

Rooms and suites are spacious, with Frette linens, handmade Swedish mattresses, deep soaking tubs, rainfall showers, and floor-to-ceiling windows, while many overlook the Atlantic or the Miami skyline. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026

Occupying its own wing, the primary retreat boasts a fireplace, a sitting area, and a luxe bath equipped with a deep soaking tub, a steam shower, dual walk-in closets, and a nearby art room. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

Remove the grates and burner caps if needed for soaking and cleaning. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Companion Suites offer a special treatment experience for couples, with fireplaces, soaking tubs, and outdoor patios. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Verb

The single-sink bathroom vanity had just enough room for two, but the massive walk-in shower featured a soaking tub. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

There's also Common Ground Wellness Cooperative, a clothing-optional community co-op with a cedar sauna and a hot soaking pool, with cold showers rather than a plunge for contrast. — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The primary suite occupies its own wing with a fireplace, French doors opening to a private patio, and a bathroom with an oval soaking tub set in front of a picture window. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

While this is a normal step in the cleaning process, when soaking, bacteria begin to multiply, causing the water to shift from helpful to murky, says Jennifer Parnell, co-founder of Humble Suds. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026

The soaking system will be spawned by a pocket of energy that fired up severe thunderstorms in parts of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley on Monday. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

After soaking, gently scrub the nozzles with a soft brush (some use an old toothbrush) and flush the showerhead with hot water to clear the debris. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

In the bathroom, a sculptural stone soaking tub might convince you to skip the beach for an afternoon (a private patio with a hammock and open-air shower just about seals the deal). — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026

At our summer home away from home, my children have their own bedrooms and bathroom, complete with a soaking tub overlooking million-dollar views. — Melissa Petro, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026