saturate

The word “saturate” has 3 syllables: sat-u-rate

It's pronounced as /ˈsætʃəˌreɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for saturate?

In the thesaurus, “saturate” has 95 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for saturate

  • aqueous
  • awash
  • bathe
  • bathed
  • bedraggled
  • boggy
  • clammy
  • damp
  • dampen
  • dampish
  • dank
  • deluged
  • dip
  • dipped
  • douche
  • douse
  • doused
  • dowse
  • dowsed
  • drench
  • drenched
  • dripping
  • drown
  • drowned
  • dunked
  • flooded
  • flushed
  • humid
  • humidify
  • hydrate
  • hydrated
  • imbue
  • immerse
  • impregnate
  • infiltrate
  • infuse
  • inundate
  • inundated
  • irrigated
  • laved
  • logged
  • macerate
  • marinate
  • miry
  • moist
  • moisten
  • overfill
  • overflowed
  • penetrate
  • percolate
  • permeate
  • pervade
  • presoak
  • rinsed
  • sate
  • satiate
  • saturated
  • seepy
  • seethe
  • semimoist
  • sloppy
  • sluiced
  • soak
  • soaked
  • soaking
  • sodden
  • soggy
  • sop
  • sopping
  • soppy
  • souse
  • soused
  • splashed
  • squashy
  • steep
  • steeped
  • submerge
  • submerged
  • suffuse
  • surfeit
  • swamp
  • swamped
  • swill
  • transfuse
  • wash
  • washed
  • water
  • water-soak
  • water-soaked
  • watered
  • waterlog
  • waterlogged
  • watery
  • wet
  • wettish

Antonyms for saturate

  • arid
  • baked
  • bone-dry
  • dehumidify
  • dehydrate
  • dehydrated
  • deprive
  • desiccate
  • dissatisfy
  • drain
  • droughty
  • dry
  • empty
  • freeze-dried
  • hyperarid
  • parch
  • parched
  • sear
  • sere
  • sunbaked
  • take out
  • thirsty
  • ultradry
  • unwatered
  • void
  • water-repellent
  • water-resistant
  • waterless
  • waterproof
  • watertight
  • wrung

Meanings of saturate

  • noun
    1. Something saturated, especially a saturated fat.
  • verb
    1. To cause to become completely impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid).
    2. To fill to excess.
    3. To satisfy the affinity of; to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold.
    4. To render pure, or of a colour free from white light.
  • adjective
    1. Saturated; wet.
    2. Very intense.

Example Sentences

  • Heavy rain can quickly saturate the soil, leading to flooding.
  • Advertisers try to saturate the market with their products.
  • The sponge can only saturate with so much water before it starts dripping.
  • Too many emails can saturate a person's inbox and become overwhelming.
  • The artist used vibrant colors to saturate the painting with energy.

On this page you'll find 126 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to saturate, such as: aqueous, arid, awash, baked, bathe, bathed, bedraggled.

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

dampen

  • abate
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • bathe
  • bedew
  • benumb
  • besprinkle
  • blunt
  • burn out
  • castrate
  • cauterize
  • check
  • chill
  • cloud
  • cool
  • curb
  • dabble
  • damp
  • dash
  • daunt
  • deaden
  • debilitate
  • decrease
  • dehydrate
  • deject
  • demoralize
  • depress
  • desiccate
  • devitalize
  • diminish
  • dip
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dismay
  • dispirit
  • do in
  • douse
  • dowse
  • drain
  • drench
  • dull
  • dunk
  • dwindle
  • ease
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • exhaust
  • fatigue
  • flush
  • geld
  • humble
  • humidify
  • immerge
  • immerse
  • impregnate
  • inhibit
  • irrigate
  • lave
  • lessen
  • lighten
  • lobotomize
  • lower
  • moderate
  • moisten
  • muffle
  • mute
  • numb
  • petrify
  • recede
  • reduce
  • refresh
  • rehydrate
  • remoisten
  • restrain
  • rinse
  • sap
  • saturate
  • sluice
  • soak
  • souse
  • spray
  • sprinkle
  • steep
  • stifle
  • subdue
  • subside
  • undermine
  • wane
  • wash
  • water
  • weaken
  • wear
  • wear out
  • wet

dampish

  • awash
  • bathed
  • clammy
  • close
  • damp
  • dank
  • dewy
  • doused
  • dowsed
  • drenched
  • dripping
  • drippy
  • drizzly
  • humid
  • irriguous
  • misty
  • moist
  • mucky
  • muggy
  • not dry
  • oozy
  • oppressive
  • rainy
  • saturate
  • saturated
  • semimoist
  • soaked
  • soaking
  • sodden
  • soggy
  • sopping
  • soppy
  • soused
  • steeped
  • sticky
  • stuffy
  • sultry
  • summery
  • sweltering
  • teary
  • torrid
  • tropical
  • washed
  • water-soaked
  • watered
  • waterlogged
  • watery
  • wettish

jam

jam-pack

  • bear
  • bloat
  • brim
  • bulk
  • bunch
  • bundle
  • charge
  • chock
  • cluster
  • congest
  • congregate
  • cram
  • crowd
  • crush
  • deluge
  • drench
  • elbow
  • fill
  • flock
  • flood
  • gather
  • glut
  • heap
  • honeycomb
  • huddle
  • jam
  • justle
  • load
  • mass
  • mat
  • mob
  • muster
  • overcharge
  • overcrowd
  • overfill
  • overflow
  • pack
  • pack like sardines
  • penetrate
  • pile
  • press
  • push
  • ram
  • refill
  • refresh
  • reload
  • repack
  • replenish
  • sardine
  • saturate
  • shove
  • squash
  • squeeze
  • squish
  • stream
  • stuff
  • surge
  • swamp
  • swarm
  • throng
  • top off
  • troop

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