DOUSED Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word doused. (close relations)
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| drenched | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination | ||||||
| dripping | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) • the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop adverb • extremely wet | ||||||
| inundated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • covered with water | ||||||
| saturated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance • used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled • (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black | ||||||
| soaked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • very drunk | ||||||
| sodden | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • wet through and through; thoroughly wet | ||||||
| sopping | adjectiveadj | |||||
adverb • extremely wet | ||||||
| soppy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • wet through and through; thoroughly wet • effusively or insincerely emotional | ||||||
| washed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • clean by virtue of having been washed in water • wet as from washing; sometimes used in combination | ||||||
| waterlogged | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of soil) soft and watery | ||||||
| wet | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • covered or soaked with a liquid such as water • containing moisture or volatile components • supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages • producing or secreting milk noun • wetness caused by water adjective satellite • consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor • very drunk verb • cause to become wet • make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating | ||||||
| bathed | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation verb • cleanse the entire body • suffuse or envelope with something • swim for pleasure or recreation | ||||||
| drowned | verbv | |||||
verb • cover completely or make imperceptible • get rid of as if by submerging • die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating • kill by submerging in water • be covered with or submerged in a liquid • be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation | ||||||
| overwhelmed | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • charge someone with too many tasks • cover completely or make imperceptible • overcome by superior force | ||||||
| steeped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having a sharp inclination noun • a steep place (as on a hill) adjective satellite • greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation • of a slope; set at a high angle verb • devote (oneself) fully to • let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse | ||||||
| suffused | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across • to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light | ||||||
| swamped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | ||||||
| dowse | verbv | |||||
noun • searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod verb • wet thoroughly • use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal • slacken • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||||||
| dip | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a depression in an otherwise level surface • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon • a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places • tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped • a brief immersion • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow • a brief swim in water • a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms verb • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • dip into a liquid while eating • go down momentarily • stain an object by immersing it in a liquid • take a small amount from • switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam • lower briefly • appear to move downward • slope downwards • dip into a liquid • place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax • immerse in a disinfectant solution • plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container • scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface | ||||||
| drench | verbv | |||||
verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • force to drink • permeate or impregnate • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||||||