Synonyms of soaking

soaking 1 of 3

adjective

as in dripping

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

the fisherman couldn't wait to take off his soaking socks

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

soaking

2 of 3

verb

present participle of soak

1

as in saturating

to wet thoroughly with liquid

we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saturating
• drowning
• drenching
• immersing
• macerating
• impregnating
• steeping
• dipping
• sopping
• washing
• submerging
• sousing
• marinating
• soddening
• penetrating
• bathing
• seething
• watering
• presoaking
• waterlogging
• inundating
• hydrating
• infiltrating
• permeating
• moistening
• water-soaking
• dousing
• swamping
• swilling
• dowsing
• humidifying
• damping
• dampening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• wringing (out)
• searing
• dehydrating
• draining
• emptying
• voiding
• parching
• desiccating
• dehumidifying

2

as in stinging

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stinging
• gouging
• cheating
• overcharging
• surcharging
• sticking
• defrauding
• clipping
• fleecing
• skinning
• mischarging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undercharging

3

as in wetting

to make wet

that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wetting
• washing
• drowning
• flooding
• rinsing
• drenching
• bathing
• watering
• sopping
• dousing
• flushing
• dowsing
• dipping
• waterlogging
• submerging
• showering
• sprinkling
• wetting down
• splashing
• water-soaking
• damping
• sousing
• moistening
• soddening
• bedraggling
• saturating
• hydrating
• drizzling
• inundating
• humidifying
• misting
• moisturizing
• dampening
• deluging
• overflowing
• impregnating
• steeping
• sluicing
• irrigating
• swamping
• laving
• dunking
• sloshing
• hosing (down)
• rehydrating
• bedewing
• aspersing
• ducking
• rewetting
• rewashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drying
• scorching
• dehydrating
• searing
• evaporating
• parching
• desiccating
• dewatering
• freeze-drying
• wringing
• dehumidifying
• drip-drying

4

as in drinking

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drinking
• boozing
• revelling
• reveling
• guzzling
• tippling
• bibbing
• hitting the bottle
• carousing
• lushing (up)
• boozing it up
• imbibing
• liquoring (up)
• nipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstaining

soaking

3 of 3

noun

as in gouging

Related Words

• gouging
• overcharging
• wile
• dodge
• jig
• stratagem
• device
• counterfeit
• fake
• ploy
• phoney
• forgery
• trick
• scheme
• gimmick
• hoax
• racket
• sham
• phony
• sleight
• humbug
• pyramid scheme
• thimblerig
• cross
• three-card monte
• shell game
• Ponzi scheme
• fix
• sting
• con
• rip-off
• fiddle
• swindle
• bunko
• scam
• fraud
• hustle
• flimflam
• bunco

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of soaking

Adjective

Plus, a bathroom that’s unapologetically indulgent—dressed with a deep soaking tub, rainfall shower, and vanity mirrors that shimmer like stage lights. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

Check if the drip pans are removable and safe for soaking or scrubbing, as some materials can scratch or warp with harsh cleaners or abrasive pads, according to Stein. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025

There is a nightly aromatherapy turn-down service, complete with in-room bath menus and deep soaking tubs. —Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025

Guests return for the sprawling bedrooms, marble soaking tubs, and exceptional old-school service (shoe shining, unpacking and proper concierge know-how). —Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025

The ensuite bathroom sits nearby with a striking soaking tub fixed between separate sinks. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2025

Noun

Each villa has a magnificent plunge pool, a soaking tub, and an open-air living area that seamlessly merges with the outdoors. —Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025

Working 1 banana bread slice at a time, dip into egg mixture, soaking about 5 seconds on each side. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025

Generous in size, bathrooms feature marble finishes, walk-in showers, and soaking tubs in the higher categories. —Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Also, this amount of soaking rain will help prevent us from reaching 100 degrees through the end of the summer. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

Year to year, too, the season swings wildly, soaking the desert one summer and barely dampening it the next. —Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The scene looked all the more bleak after a mammoth thunderstorm drenched the ground in the second half, with the image of a soaking-wet Amorim frantically consulting his tactics board serving as the perfect metaphor for the club’s current state. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025

In the video, the tourist stands about knee-deep in the water in a soaking wet t-shirt and shorts. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The vaulted primary bedroom sports an inviting bath with a pedestal soaking tub and access to a large outdoor lava rock shower, while a cupola up top has two separate decks. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025