Synonyms of waterlogged

waterlogged 1 of 2

adjective

ˈwȯ-tər-ˌlȯgd 

as in saturated

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

waterlogged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of waterlog

as in wet

to make wet

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of waterlogged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Read the full guide Getting waterlogged, after all, is part of our history. —Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024

There are areas of the city that are waterlogged and others that are hundreds of feet from any water source. —Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024

Map and projected storm path July 8, 2024 Beryl batters Texas, killing 4 along a storm-weary and waterlogged coast July 8, 2024 NewsletterTUESDAYS Climate Coach Climate Coach Michael Coren advises you on how to navigate life on our changing planet. —Scott Dance, Washington Post, 9 July 2024

Video posted to social media showed waterlogged streets in Delhi as residents wade waist-deep through the floods. —Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024