Synonyms of wet down

wet down

verb

as in to wet

to make wet

it will be easier to clean up if you wet down the surfaces first

the stylist began by wetting down my hair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wet
• drown
• wash
• flood
• water
• water-soak
• bedraggle
• rinse
• bathe
• soak
• drench
• hose (down)
• sodden
• sop
• damp
• flush
• douse
• waterlog
• sprinkle
• dip
• mist
• submerge
• shower
• moisten
• drizzle
• hydrate
• souse
• splash
• moisturize
• deluge
• humidify
• inundate
• saturate
• dampen
• steep
• swamp
• overflow
• asperse
• bedew
• irrigate
• lave
• impregnate
• duck
• sluice
• dunk
• slosh
• rehydrate
• rewash
• rewet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• sear
• dehydrate
• evaporate
• scorch
• desiccate
• parch
• dewater
• wring
• freeze-dry
• dehumidify
• drip-dry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wet down

So Tudhope's team needed a way to wet down the roads, insert the Monza backdrop into footage shot at Silverstone, and add the actors. — Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025

If hygienists clean it up properly with HEPA vacuuming and wetting down surfaces with sponges or hoses to keep the particles from reentering the air, then risk should theoretically stay low. — Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 July 2025

Ashcraft then started wetting down the roof of her family’s home until they were ordered to evacuate. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025

Her lifestyle website recommends wetting down the tub with warm water, then applying a paste consisting of a mix of baking soda and a dollop of dish soap. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 June 2025