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

If your eyes have ever watered at the price of a pre-packaged sandwich at Tesco, let alone the price of rent in London, you’ll be well acquainted with the financial anxieties that stage this narrative. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Water Often All plants need water, but mums are particularly thirsty flowers that should be watered regularly when the top 1 inch of soil feels dry. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2026

The pine straw in low spots and beds that are watered heavily will see deterioration more quickly than other areas. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Rain watered crops, and soaked in to recharge the groundwater that hydrated the city — something that can’t happen now, when something like 40% of the city is covered over, impermeable to rain. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Arugula prefers full sun and should be kept well watered, and a frost cloth can be used to extend your harvest. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026

Keep Grubs at Bay Minimize the food source by keeping your lawn watered, but not overly watered and soggy. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026