dampness

The word “dampness” has 2 syllables: damp-ness

It's pronounced as /ˈdæmpnɪs/


What is synonym and antonym for dampness?

In the thesaurus, “dampness” has 39 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dampness along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for dampness

  • breath
  • clamminess
  • condensation
  • damp
  • dankness
  • dew
  • dewiness
  • effluvium
  • evaporation
  • exhalation
  • fog
  • fogginess
  • gas
  • haze
  • heaviness
  • humectation
  • humidity
  • humidness
  • miasma
  • moistness
  • moisture
  • mugginess
  • oppressiveness
  • reek
  • smog
  • smoke
  • soddenness
  • sogginess
  • steam
  • steaminess
  • stickiness
  • stuffiness
  • sultriness
  • sweatiness
  • swelter
  • thickness
  • vaporization
  • wet
  • wetness

Antonyms for dampness

  • aridity
  • dehumidification
  • dehydration
  • dryness

Meanings of dampness

  • noun
    1. Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness.
    2. The degree to which something is damp or moist.

Example Sentences

  • The morning dew added a refreshing dampness to the grass.
  • The basement had a lingering dampness that needed to be addressed.
  • She could feel the cool dampness in the air as the rain approached.
  • The towels never fully dried because of the constant dampness in the bathroom.
  • The forest floor retained a pleasant dampness after a night of rain.

On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dampness, such as: aridity, breath, clamminess, condensation, damp, dankness, dehumidification.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

damp

  • abate
  • alleviate
  • awash
  • bathe
  • bathed
  • bedew
  • benumb
  • blunt
  • burn out
  • castrate
  • cauterize
  • clamminess
  • clammy
  • close
  • cloudy
  • dampen
  • dampish
  • dampness
  • dank
  • dankness
  • daunt
  • deaden
  • debilitate
  • decrease
  • dehydrate
  • demoralize
  • desiccate
  • devitalize
  • dewy
  • diminish
  • dip
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dispirit
  • do in
  • douse
  • doused
  • dowse
  • dowsed
  • drain
  • drench
  • drenched
  • dripping
  • drippy
  • drizzly
  • dull
  • dunk
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • exhaust
  • fatigue
  • flush
  • geld
  • heavy
  • humid
  • humidify
  • humidity
  • immerge
  • immerse
  • impregnate
  • irrigate
  • irriguous
  • lave
  • lessen
  • lighten
  • lobotomize
  • lower
  • misty
  • moderate
  • moist
  • moisten
  • moistness
  • moisture
  • muffle
  • mugginess
  • muggy
  • mute
  • numb
  • oozy
  • oppressive
  • petrify
  • recede
  • reduce
  • refresh
  • rehydrate
  • remoisten
  • rinse
  • sap
  • saturate
  • saturated
  • semimoist
  • semitropic
  • semitropical
  • sluice
  • smothering
  • soak
  • soaked
  • soaking
  • sodden
  • soddenness
  • sogginess
  • soggy
  • sopping
  • soppy
  • souse
  • soused
  • steam bath
  • steamy
  • steep
  • steeped
  • stickiness
  • sticky
  • stifling
  • stuffiness
  • stuffy
  • subdue
  • subhumid
  • subside
  • subtropic
  • subtropical
  • suffocating
  • sultriness
  • sultry
  • summerlike
  • summery
  • sweltering
  • torrid
  • tropic
  • tropical
  • undermine
  • vaporous
  • wane
  • wash
  • washed
  • water
  • water-soaked
  • watered
  • waterlogged
  • watery
  • weaken
  • wear
  • wear out
  • wet
  • wetness
  • wettish

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