Synonyms of souse

souse 1 of 2

noun

as in alcoholic

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk

an old souse who lumbered home with a full bottle of gin in him every night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcoholic
• drunk
• sot
• drunkard
• drinker
• soak
• tippler
• inebriate
• toper
• dipsomaniac
• boozer
• alkie
• rummy
• juicer
• boozehound
• soaker
• tosspot
• juicehead
• lush
• wino
• swiller
• swigger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teetotaler
• abstainer
• nondrinker
• teetotalist

souse

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verb

ˈsau̇s 

1

as in to wet

to make wet

a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wet
• drown
• wash
• water
• flood
• rinse
• soak
• drench
• bathe
• sop
• sodden
• wet down
• dip
• douse
• flush
• waterlog
• sprinkle
• water-soak
• damp
• bedraggle
• shower
• moisten
• mist
• drizzle
• submerge
• splash
• swamp
• lave
• duck
• hydrate
• hose (down)
• bedew
• humidify
• moisturize
• dampen
• impregnate
• deluge
• asperse
• saturate
• inundate
• overflow
• irrigate
• sluice
• slosh
• steep
• dunk
• rehydrate
• rewash
• rewet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• dehydrate
• sear
• parch
• evaporate
• scorch
• desiccate
• dewater
• wring
• freeze-dry
• drip-dry
• dehumidify

2

as in to dip

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

repeatedly soused the tools in the tub to get the dirt off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dip
• duck
• drown
• dunk
• immerse
• soak
• submerge
• douse
• sop
• wet
• moisten
• steep
• bathe
• submerse
• drench
• flood
• plunge
• thrust
• dive

3

as in to soak

to wet thoroughly with liquid

firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soak
• drown
• drench
• impregnate
• dip
• saturate
• macerate
• steep
• sop
• wash
• sodden
• submerge
• immerse
• water
• penetrate
• swamp
• marinate
• seethe
• bathe
• moisten
• waterlog
• water-soak
• inundate
• swill
• hydrate
• permeate
• douse
• damp
• infiltrate
• presoak
• dampen
• humidify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• drain
• wring (out)
• dehydrate
• sear
• void
• empty
• parch
• desiccate
• dehumidify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of souse

Noun

Both actors were the sons of souses (Dick Hopkins, on retiring from the baking trade, opened a pub), and the stuff was in their bloodstream. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

Mars in your sign only happens every two years, souse this time wisely. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025

For another Grand Turk specialty, chicken souse served with journey (called johnnycake on other Caribbean islands), Been suggests the deli at the Graceway Grand Turk or the Spot at the JAGS McCartney Airport, which serves the dish on Saturdays. — Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025

Taste traditional home cooking If fish is for Friday, the traditional Bajan dish of pudding and souse is the staple of Saturday. — Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025

Guests were treated to local specialties like fresh conch salad, crack conch fritters, curry goat, chicken souse and more, with a side of carnival vibes and traditional music and dance performances. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

While assembling these souse and bakes, the complex history of the Caribbean comes into full view, as does the resilience of Grenadians who have turned the foods of their oppression such as saltfish into profoundly beautiful, delicious dishes. — Lelani Lewis, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024

Verb

At the reception, everyone sat at tables named for Italian directors and feasted on dishes like linguine with baby squid and soused trout by chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo. — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Mars in your sign only happens every two years, souse this time wisely. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 3 Aug. 2025

The party scenes are tawdry, with flappers frenetically jiggling, their underwear peeking out and soused guests making spectacles of themselves. — Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025

The athletes were unwinding in the locker room when Coach Mark Few and his assistants charged in and began sousing them with ice-cold water. — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023

And then there’s the soy sauce that gets soused over everything to improve bad food in a cheap restaurant. — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023