Synonyms of sopping

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adjective

as in dripping

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

my hair and clothes were absolutely sopping after the unexpected downpour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dripping
• saturated
• wet
• saturate
• washed
• soaked
• bathed
• soaking
• sodden
• flooded
• drenched
• soggy
• damp
• waterlogged
• moist
• watered
• doused
• bedraggled
• awash
• water-soaked
• flushed
• soused
• soppy
• splashed
• drowned
• logged
• watery
• submerged
• dowsed
• rinsed
• overflowed
• inundated
• deluged
• dipped
• steeped
• humid
• swamped
• clammy
• dunked
• aqueous
• hydrated
• sluiced
• irrigated
• boggy
• dank
• laved
• dampish
• wettish
• sloppy
• miry
• seepy
• squashy
• semimoist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• arid
• unwatered
• waterless
• waterproof
• watertight
• dehydrated
• hyperarid
• baked
• bone-dry
• parched
• wrung
• thirsty
• sunbaked
• droughty
• sere
• sear
• ultradry
• water-repellent
• water-resistant
• freeze-dried

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• dry
• arid
• unwatered
• waterless
• waterproof
• watertight
• dehydrated
• hyperarid
• baked
• bone-dry
• parched
• wrung
• thirsty
• sunbaked
• droughty
• sere
• sear
• ultradry
• water-repellent
• water-resistant
• freeze-dried

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sopping

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verb

present participle of sop

1

as in soaking

to wet thoroughly with liquid

sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaking
• drenching
• saturating
• drowning
• dipping
• sousing
• washing
• impregnating
• immersing
• macerating
• submerging
• steeping
• soddening
• seething
• penetrating
• moistening
• marinating
• bathing
• waterlogging
• inundating
• presoaking
• watering
• swamping
• dousing
• swilling
• permeating
• hydrating
• water-soaking
• infiltrating
• dampening
• damping
• humidifying
• dowsing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• emptying
• searing
• draining
• wringing (out)
• dehydrating
• parching
• desiccating
• voiding
• dehumidifying

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• drying
• emptying
• searing
• draining
• wringing (out)
• dehydrating
• parching
• desiccating
• voiding
• dehumidifying

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2

as in wetting

to make wet

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wetting
• washing
• drowning
• soaking
• drenching
• flooding
• rinsing
• bathing
• watering
• dousing
• sousing
• moistening
• waterlogging
• dipping
• flushing
• sprinkling
• splashing
• soddening
• wetting down
• drizzling
• submerging
• damping
• showering
• bedraggling
• water-soaking
• saturating
• misting
• inundating
• dampening
• overflowing
• deluging
• dowsing
• sloshing
• hydrating
• laving
• humidifying
• moisturizing
• swamping
• sluicing
• bedewing
• rewetting
• irrigating
• aspersing
• dunking
• rewashing
• impregnating
• ducking
• steeping
• rehydrating
• hosing (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• scorching
• searing
• parching
• desiccating
• evaporating
• dehydrating
• wringing
• dewatering
• dehumidifying
• drip-drying
• freeze-drying

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• drying
• scorching
• searing
• parching
• desiccating
• evaporating
• dehydrating
• wringing
• dewatering
• dehumidifying
• drip-drying
• freeze-drying

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3

as in dipping

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 & Similar Words

• dipping
• immersing
• dunking
• drowning
• ducking
• wetting
• dousing
• soaking
• submerging
• moistening
• sousing
• drenching
• bathing
• submersing
• flooding
• dowsing
• plunging
• steeping
• thrusting
• diving