Synonyms of steeping

steeping

verb

present participle of steep

1

as in suffusing

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle

grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors

a town steeped in history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffusing
• infusing
• inoculating
• filling
• investing
• imbuing
• inculcating
• flooding
• planting
• charging
• engraining
• invigorating
• induing
• ingraining
• enlivening
• leavening
• enduing
• drowning
• animating
• overwhelming
• submerging
• saturating
• permeating
• instilling
• pervading
• impregnating
• implanting
• inundating
• deluging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• depriving
• emptying
• taking (away)
• clearing
• removing
• eliminating
• divesting

2

as in soaking

to wet thoroughly with liquid

chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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