Synonyms of soused

soused 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

he stumbled off to bed, completely soused as usual

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• impaired
• plastered
• wasted
• inebriated
• sozzled
• tipsy
• gassed
• bombed
• blind
• loaded
• pickled
• stewed
• sloshed
• intoxicated
• lit
• blotto
• boozy
• besotted
• inebriate
• crocked
• stoned
• juiced
• smashed
• hammered
• potted
• pie-eyed
• alcoholic
• oiled
• cockeyed
• stiff
• under the influence
• canned
• tanked
• ripped
• sottish
• looped
• blitzed
• tiddly
• stinking
• three sheets in the wind
• under the weather
• blasted
• lit up
• squiffed
• high
• in the bag
• tight
• wiped out
• beery
• maudlin
• in one's cups
• befuddled
• crapulous
• stupefied
• debauched
• dissolute
• dopey
• bleary-eyed
• dissipated
• bibulous
• rocky
• strung out
• dipsomaniacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sober
• straight
• dry
• temperate
• steady
• abstemious
• teetotal
• cool
• level
• abstinent
• clearheaded

2

as in saturated

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

peeled off his soused socks and instantly felt much more comfortable

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

soused

2 of 2

verb

past tense of souse

1

as in drowned

to make wet

a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drowned
• wet
• washed
• flooded
• watered
• soaked
• drenched
• rinsed
• bedraggled
• bathed
• waterlogged
• doused
• flushed
• submerged
• damped
• dipped
• water-soaked
• sprinkled
• splashed
• sopped
• moistened
• showered
• hydrated
• soddened
• wet down
• saturated
• inundated
• misted
• deluged
• drizzled
• sloshed
• swamped
• dampened
• impregnated
• humidified
• sluiced
• bedewed
• overflowed
• irrigated
• steeped
• ducked
• dunked
• hosed (down)
• moisturized
• laved
• rehydrated
• aspersed
• rewashed
• rewet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dried
• parched
• dehydrated
• desiccated
• seared
• scorched
• evaporated
• dewatered
• freeze-dried
• wrung
• drip-dried
• dehumidified

2

as in dipped

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

• dipped
• immersed
• drowned
• soaked
• submerged
• dunked
• ducked
• doused
• moistened
• bathed
• submersed
• wet
• sopped
• flooded
• steeped
• drenched
• plunged
• thrust
• dived

3

as in soaked

to wet thoroughly with liquid

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaked
• drowned
• saturated
• drenched
• macerated
• impregnated
• immersed
• steeped
• dipped
• washed
• submerged
• sopped
• marinated
• soddened
• waterlogged
• watered
• penetrated
• bathed
• inundated
• swamped
• seethed
• moistened
• doused
• water-soaked
• hydrated
• permeated
• swilled
• infiltrated
• presoaked
• damped
• dampened
• humidified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dried
• wrung (out)
• parched
• drained
• dehydrated
• emptied
• seared
• desiccated
• voided
• dehumidified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soused

Adjective

Spike Jones and His City Slickers recorded their version with a flurry of wacky sound effects that made the inebriation seem even more soused. — David Morgan, CBS News, 14 May 2026

So, despite his savior’s soused state of mind, Guiteau can’t say goodnight without bringing up his professional prospects one more time. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025

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