WATERLOG Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

waterlog

verb

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌlȯg

Definition of waterlog

as in to wet

to make wet the wood was too waterlogged by the downpour to be used for a fire

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Recent Examples of waterlog Working one at a time, hold slices of bread under running water very briefly to soften (be careful not to waterlog or make soggy). — Bon Appetit, 19 Aug. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waterlog

Verb

Reduce irrigation to only once or twice a week to wet the soil to help control this problem.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Then add a second layer of sand, sweep it into place, and wet it down.

— Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2026

Definition of wet

Verb

When Rodri collected his Golden Ball award, having been voted player of the tournament, the Argentina supporters drowned it out with chants for Messi.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
But they were outnumbered three or four to one by Argentina fans, who drowned them out with long flat roars whenever their team repelled a Spanish shot, or bundled a player off the pitch.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of drown

Verb

Businesses that had never flooded before were suddenly underwater.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
At some point in the mid-1850s, the river Padma suddenly carved a new path through the village of his ancestors in modern-day Bangladesh, flooding their homes and scattering them across the Indian subcontinent.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of flood

Verb

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
Today, the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association budgets between $13,000 and $14,000 a year just to water and maintain the roughly 70 planters.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026