Synonyms of steeps

steeps 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of steep

1

as in suffuses

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle

grew up steeped in the ways of his ancestors

a town steeped in history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffuses
• inoculates
• infuses
• imbues
• inculcates
• fills
• floods
• indues
• plants
• charges
• engrains
• invigorates
• invests
• overwhelms
• endues
• enlivens
• ingrains
• drowns
• animates
• saturates
• permeates
• leavens
• pervades
• submerges
• instills
• impregnates
• deluges
• implants
• inundates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprives
• empties
• strips
• clears
• takes (away)
• eliminates
• removes
• divests

2

as in soaks

to wet thoroughly with liquid

chew fresh ginger that has been steeped in hot water to aid digestion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaks
• saturates
• drowns
• macerates
• dips
• drenches
• washes
• impregnates
• soddens
• submerges
• waters
• immerses
• sops
• water-soaks
• seethes
• marinates
• souses
• penetrates
• swamps
• hydrates
• permeates
• waterlogs
• inundates
• moistens
• swills
• bathes
• damps
• infiltrates
• humidifies
• dowses
• presoaks
• douses
• dampens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dries
• empties
• wrings (out)
• drains
• dehydrates
• voids
• sears
• desiccates
• parches
• dehumidifies

steeps

2 of 2

noun

plural of steep

as in cliffs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cliffs
• crags
• precipices
• bluffs
• plateaux
• ridges
• plateaus
• tors
• mountains
• tablelands
• buttes
• peaks
• mesas
• sierras
• mounts
• hills
• altitudes
• uplands
• highlands
• tables
• alps
• elevations
• foothills
• domes
• knolls
• humps
• prominences
• downs
• hummocks
• eminences
• hillocks
• knobs
• heights
• sugarloaves
• mounds
• sugarloafs
• rises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowlands
• valleys
• hollows
• depressions
• plains
• vales
• glens
• dales
• basins
• dells
• flats
• bottoms
• bottomlands
• fens
• floodplains
• dingles
• tidewaters