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sop

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sop

something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision

  • as a sop to the teachersʼ union for supporting his reelection campaign, the mayor promised to push for the abolition of the residency requirement
Synonyms of sop

backhander [British], boodle, bribe, cumshaw, fix
Words Related to sop

baksheesh, kickback, payoff

slush fund

incentive, incitement, instigation, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulation, stimulus

boost, encouragement, goad, inducement

allurement, bait, enticement, lure, seduction, temptation, turn-on

flattery, persuasion

decoy, snare, trap

sop

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sop

1 to wet thoroughly with liquid

  • sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously
Synonyms of sop

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

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 sop

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear

drain, empty, void

dehumidify
Antonyms of sop

wring (out)

2 to make wet

  • my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out
Synonyms of sop

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

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 sop

dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry

drip-dry, wring

dehumidify
Antonyms of sop

dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

3 to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid

  • hesitant to sop his bread in gravy, no matter how delicious, at such a formal banquet
Synonyms of sop

dip, douse (also dowse), duck, dunk, immerse, souse, submerge, submerse
Words Related to sop

bathe, moisten, soak, steep, wet

drench, drown, flood

dive, plunge, thrust

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