Synonyms of soaking

soaking 1 of 3

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

3 of 3

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

Adjective

Pre-soaking socks in baking soda, vinegar, or oxygen bleach removes stains and brightens whites. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

Noun

There’s also a steam room, outdoor soaking areas, a sauna, and lounge spaces. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

The bathroom has a soaking tub but also clay tilework that feels straight out of the 1980s, which will have its moment again soon enough. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Aug. 2026

The primary suite’s bath includes a deep soaking tub and a beach-stone shower, while the two guest bedrooms each have their own en-suite bathrooms. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

There’s a roll-top bathtub for evening soaking, while two separate sitting rooms (one with a mud room, the other a private drinking room) keep the antique furniture and board games close at hand. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026

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

Keep in mind, though, that even the toughest, most drought-tolerant plants benefit from mulch and a monthly soaking in the summer in an age when the climate is getting more extreme. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 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

Verb

That becomes particularly dangerous in cities, where roads, parking lots and buildings prevent rain from soaking into the ground. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

The unusually hot British summer has made the challenge even more demanding, resulting in Jackson soaking his clothes in cold water every morning to keep cool. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Inside, two oversized master bedrooms sit on opposite sides of an infinity pool facing the Sayan Ridge, each with its own terrace, soaking tub, and dressing room; a third bedroom for kids has an antique Balinese daybed and its own bathroom. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Heavy rains that began Sunday have made conditions worse, soaking makeshift shelters and temporarily interrupting some debris-removal operations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

As for soaking chia seeds in tart cherry juice, there’s no evidence that the combination creates any new health benefits. — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 17 Aug. 2026

Production On a rainy day in 2014, Herron attended back-to-back meetings—the first two soaking wet—with production houses interested in adapting his Slough House books. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

The trick to this recipe is soaking the lobster meat in the cooled cooking liquid to give it an extra burst of flavor and to rinse away any residue from the surface, leaving nothing behind but sweet, briny lobster meat. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

The other three bedrooms are nicely sized, have good closet space, and are served by a bathroom that features a soaking tub. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026