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

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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

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

No severe weather is expected, but parts of the metro could get a good soaking at times. — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The primary bedroom overlooks the High Line, with an en-suite bathroom that has a separate soaking tub and glass shower stall. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2026

That same year Tropical Storm Nora gave landlocked southwestern Arizona an unusual soaking. — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Complimentary yoga is offered daily, alongside a full menu of spa treatments and private soaking pools for those seeking greater seclusion. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026

The outdoor spaces include front and rear patios, stone retaining walls, a top-floor sitting deck and a Japanese soaking tub. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Asteroids frequently undergo violent collisions, heating, and internal soaking from melting ice. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

But those who get too close risk far more than a soaking, as Niagara is a graveyard for the reckless, the unfortunate and the desperate. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Each also features a large soaking tub, a walk-in rain shower and refillable bath amenities. — Abigail Bliss, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

The two large bathrooms had plenty of closet space and a deep soaking tub (there’s a third small powder room off the living area). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

With heavy rain soaking the region on Thursday, the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for several rivers, including the Missouri River and locations along it. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Gagliardi suggests handwashing bottles, then soaking them (and their accompanying lids) in a mixture of two teaspoons of bleach per gallon of water for two minutes before air-drying. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2026

This allows excess moisture or sweat to evaporate rather than completely soaking into your bedding. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

There are currently more than 85,000 customers without power across the Northeast, including New York City and Connecticut, as an intensifying early-season nor’easter slams the region with strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

But an unseen cloud over her head began to rain on her — actual water, soaking her through — until the rain washed away her dress. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026

There are leafy views from the bedrooms and plenty of room to stretch out, and the windowed bathroom feels classic with the cast-iron soaking tub. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026

What to Pack Trails in Starved Rock are uneven and often muddy, with creek crossings that may leave feet soaking wet. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 20 Sep. 2026