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sodden

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sodden

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

  • eyes peering out between strands of sodden hair
Synonyms of sodden

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

deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed

submerged, swamped

hydrated

dipped, dunked, splashed

aqueous

steeped

flushed, irrigated, laved, rinsed, sluiced

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

boggy, miry, seepy, sloppy, squashy
Near Antonyms of sodden

bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry

waterproof, water-repellent, water-resistant, watertight

baked, dehydrated, freeze-dried

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

wrung
Antonyms of sodden

arid, dry, unwatered, waterless

sodden

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sodden

1 to make wet

  • soldiers' boots that were soddened by endless hours in muddy trenches
Synonyms of sodden

bathe, bedraggle, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, soak, sop, souse, wash, water, water-soak, waterlog, wet, wet down
Words Related to sodden

asperse, bedew, damp, dampen, drizzle, humidify, hydrate, mist, moisten, moisturize, shower, sprinkle

deluge, flood, hose (down), inundate, overflow

submerge, swamp

splash

impregnate, saturate, steep

flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, slosh, sluice

dip, duck, dunk

rehydrate, rewash, rewet
Near Antonyms of sodden

dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry

drip-dry, wring

dehumidify
Antonyms of sodden

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

2 to wet thoroughly with liquid

  • cornflakes that had been soddened in milk to the point of mush
Synonyms of sodden

drench, drown, impregnate, macerate, saturate, soak, sop, souse, steep
Words Related to sodden

waterlog, water-soak

marinate, seethe

presoak

dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp

bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water

infiltrate, penetrate, permeate

damp, dampen, humidify, moisten
Near Antonyms of sodden

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear

drain, empty, void

dehumidify
Antonyms of sodden

wring (out)

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