WETS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

wets 1 of 2

noun

plural of wet

as in rains

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity winced as he walked out into the wet without any protection

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wets

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wet

as in drowns

to make wet you need to wet your hair thoroughly first

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Recent Examples of wets

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Another Pearl Girl wets herself when the Eyes come for Thalia. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026 Spray wets leaves and in the cool hours, leaves are susceptible to deadly molds and mildew. —

Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026 Even a simple soaker hose is better than a sprinkler system that wets the foliage, which can make plants prone to blights and mildews. —

Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026 Sweat that can’t escape wets a jacket’s layer of insulation and accelerates heat loss. —

Longji Cui, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025 But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it. —

H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 Watering from above also wets the foliage, which can lead to fungal diseases or powdery mildew on a mum's leaves. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025

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Due to heavy rains and high water levels in the Fox River in late April, the Fox Valley Park District postponed the event, set for April 25 in order to celebrate Earth Day, to May 16.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Later that summer, lingering moisture from Tropical Storm Mario contributed to flooding rains across portions of the southwestern United States on September 17-18, the hurricane center concluded in its post-storm report.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 May 2026