Thesaurus

soaking

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of soaking

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

the fisherman couldnʼt wait to take off his soaking socks

Synonyms of soaking

awash, bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, saturated, soaked, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, water-soaked, watered, waterlogged, watery, wet

Words Related to soaking

deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed

submerged, swamped

dipped, dunked, splashed

flushed, irrigated, laved, rinsed, sluiced

clammy, damp, dampish, dank, humid, moist, semimoist, wettish

boggy, miry, seepy, sloppy, squashy

Near Antonyms of soaking

bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry

waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight

baked, dehydrated, freeze-dried

droughty, parched, sere (also sear), sunbaked, thirsty

Antonyms of soaking

arid, dry, unwatered, waterless

Learn More about soaking

Nglish: Translation of soaking for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of soaking for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up soaking? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments

WORD OF THE DAY

emote

to express emotion in a dramatic way

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games