Synonyms of watered

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adjective

as in saturated

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

a heavily watered lawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

watered

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verb

past tense of water

as in wet

to make wet

watered the plants

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of watered

Verb

During the first two years, plum trees need to be watered deeply once a week, about 10 gallons per tree. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026

Drought-Tolerant Plants Don’t Need to Be Watered Even the most drought-tolerant plants actually do need to be watered at least the first year they are planted. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026

Between summer downpours, extended dry spells, and intense heat, making sure your lawn stays watered well can be a challenge. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 July 2026

Setting up a sprinkler system and creating a schedule is a useful way to keep plants watered and healthy. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 26 July 2026

Some of the healthiest podocarpus seem to be kept on the dry side once established, and only watered during drier times of the year. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Congress either never voted on them at all or watered them down with so many legislative loopholes that they were rendered meaningless. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Local animal rights group keeps the cats fed, watered, and sheltered, in addition to arranging medical care when necessary. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026