Synonyms of soaks

soaks 1 of 2

noun

plural of soak

as in alcoholics

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk

felt sorry for the town soak, who couldn't hold a job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcoholics
• soakers
• inebriates
• drunks
• souses
• sots
• drinkers
• dipsomaniacs
• drunkards
• rummies
• topers
• tipplers
• tosspots
• alkies
• boozers
• juicers
• lushes
• boozehounds
• juiceheads
• swillers
• swiggers
• winos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstainers
• teetotalers
• nondrinkers
• teetotalists

soaks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of soak

1

as in saturates

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

• saturates
• drowns
• drenches
• impregnates
• macerates
• submerges
• immerses
• dips
• washes
• steeps
• sops
• penetrates
• marinates
• soddens
• souses
• water-soaks
• bathes
• seethes
• inundates
• waters
• permeates
• moistens
• infiltrates
• hydrates
• douses
• waterlogs
• swamps
• presoaks
• humidifies
• swills
• dampens
• damps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dries
• drains
• empties
• wrings (out)
• dehydrates
• sears
• voids
• desiccates
• parches
• dehumidifies

2

as in stings

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stings
• gouges
• overcharges
• surcharges
• cheats
• sticks
• defrauds
• clips
• fleeces
• skins
• mischarges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undercharges

3

as in wets

to make wet

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wets
• drowns
• washes
• floods
• bathes
• drenches
• rinses
• waters
• douses
• water-soaks
• submerges
• flushes
• moistens
• dips
• damps
• sops
• showers
• wets down
• waterlogs
• splashes
• sprinkles
• hydrates
• saturates
• drizzles
• inundates
• moisturizes
• soddens
• humidifies
• souses
• bedraggles
• dampens
• bedews
• impregnates
• deluges
• overflows
• mists
• hoses (down)
• irrigates
• sloshes
• swamps
• rehydrates
• asperses
• laves
• steeps
• dunks
• sluices
• ducks
• rewashes
• rewets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dries
• scorches
• dehydrates
• evaporates
• desiccates
• sears
• parches
• dewaters
• wrings
• dehumidifies
• freeze-dries
• drip-dries

4

as in drinks

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drinks
• boozes
• guzzles
• revels
• hits the bottle
• liquors (up)
• bibs
• tipples
• lushes (up)
• boozes it up
• carouses
• imbibes
• nips

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstains

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soaks

Noun

Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort Nestled in one of the verdant valleys at the northern tip of the park near Sol Duc Falls, the remote Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort’s chief draw is its three mineral hot springs, perfect for post-hike soaks. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026

Home beauty routines have moved well beyond sheet masks and foot soaks, with LED panels, chemical peels and brow lamination kits all promising salon-level results. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

There’s a hydrotherapy pool for warming soaks, a thermal circuit with salt room, sauna and steam, and the bracing option of a cryotherapy chamber for the fearless. — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026

However, if the tub is intended for therapeutic soaks, then size and depth are key. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026

Staying warm is key, so Blum suggested taking warm showers, soaks or baths, using heating pads and getting warm massages. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Feb. 2026

Zion Canyon Hot Springs, which opened last summer in La Verkin, Utah, offers travelers a restorative escape with 50 pools—from geothermal soaks fed by local springs to cold plunges and mineral baths that replicate the world’s most iconic hot springs and their therapeutic benefits. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

In addition to treating skin, bath soaks offer a particularly good way of making the most of magnesium’s inherently relaxing benefits, too. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026

Macuga designed a bathroom with ample space for two people to share comfortably, complete with a steam shower with two heads and a floating bench and a generous stand-alone tub for lingering soaks. — Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025

Verb

To do this, spray the wood with water in several places to ensure the water soaks into the wood rather than beads on top of the surface. — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2026

This antioxidant ingredient contains beta-glucan and soaks into the skin to smooth fine lines. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

If possible, avoid overhead watering from a hose or sprinkler, which soaks the plant's leaves instead of its moisture-hungry roots. — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026

Here, Oliphant puts audience on both sides of the performance (the mirror effect of traverse staging always induces self-reflection) and, along with scenic designer Emmie Finckel, absolutely soaks the room in atmosphere. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026

Water spread here soaks into the San Fernando Valley aquifer. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026

Keane soaks the broccoli rabe, blanches it and squeezes out the bitter liquid. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026

Bavel’s Hummus Masabacha Bavel chef-owner Ori Menashe soaks his garbanzo beans overnight then cooks them until tender. — Restaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

For a floral display to thrive, gentle rain that soaks directly into the soil is crucial. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026