SUFFUSING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

suffusing

verb

present participle of suffuse

as in infusing

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop

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as in penetrating

to spread throughout a living room suffused with warm sunlight

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Recent Examples of suffusing The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea. — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 But Pete took the idea one step further, taking the organization’s iconic symbol — the star — and suffusing it with a deeper meaning. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Cowin has brought the tradition up to date beginning in the late 1970s by suffusing her work with the look and feel of cinema and television (close-ups, storyboard-style progression), and the centering of women’s experience in the narrative. — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026 And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026

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Verb

After studying Central Texas barbecue online and on TV, Santana began infusing his classic Southern meats with the Dominican flavors of oregano, sofrito, adobo, sour orange, molasses, honey, and achiote.

— Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
The new record is the closest that the two have come to infusing their distinctive DJing style into their original productions.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of infusing

Verb

The process is used to transform raw, localized ingredients — such as rice, but also honey and soybeans — into more potent but non-irritating formulas that target cellular turnover and provide deep hydration by penetrating the skin more effectively.

— Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
The Soviet Union, for instance, gained nuclear weapons in part by penetrating the Manhattan Project; more recently, China stole secrets related to the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets and the C-17 cargo plane.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of penetrating

Verb

Rory Nguyen, software engineer, left, and Liam Wilson, client advisory, work on imbuing computer devices with life, installing operating systems onto computer devices, at the office of Go.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
People Are Manipulated, Not Just Systems Phishing and social engineering attacks are launched against potential victims and work by imbuing fear, urgency, greed and curiosity.

— Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of imbuing

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In the days before the spill was announced, residents complained of fuel-like odors pervading areas of Dubai and north.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
But Kelly's post-modern sci-fi fantasy emerged on the big screen when there existed a pervading fear of gathering in large groups as America was just beginning to recover and process the atrocities committed on 9/11.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pervading

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Each has assumed a new place of influence within the Democratic Party over the last two years, filling a power vacuum created by President Joe Biden’s exit from the political stage.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
The group remains as relevant as ever, filling venues around the world and receiving accolades such as the 2026 Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Pop Artist of the Year, Duo or Group.

— Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of filling

Verb

Even as the clash between tech titans and anxious activists intensifies, the debate about AI is increasingly permeating community events, with the young and old grappling with the changes AI is bringing to their cities and the world.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
With artificial intelligence permeating nearly every aspect of life, therapists are seeing more people expressing anxiety about the technology.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of permeating

Verb

Fans are expected to continue investing emotionally in a product that has consistently failed to reward that investment.

— Stephan Pechdimaldji, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
But his campaign began investing its modest war chest just before Democratic rival Eric Swalwell’s campaign imploded, and Becerra surged to win.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of investing

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Early Monday morning, the Gila River crested more than 2 feet higher than the level capable of flooding several homes and businesses on the north sides of Solomon, Safford and Thatcher, Arizona, according to the National Weather Service.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Benally said his parents, both in their 60s, have lived in the area all their lives and have never seen flooding this severe.

— Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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