Synonyms for

Wet

Verb / wet / Another word for wet — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

covered or saturated with water or another liquid; not dry

Synonyms & similar words

soaked tight slopped lactating dry plastered smashed sozzled squiffy blinddrunk cockeyed pixilated besotted pieeyed moisture blotto stiff soused sloshed pissed crocked loaded fuddled damp moist soaked soggy drenched waterlogged sopping dripping humid washed-out watery muggy sticky clammy dewy tearful juicy sweaty bedraggled saturated

Synonyms by register

Formal

moist damp sodden saturated

Informal

soaked drenched dripping soggy

Literary

bedewed rain-soaked waterlogged

Antonyms

dry arid parched dehydrated desiccated moist damp

Common collocations

  • wet paint
  • wet weather
  • wet blanket
  • wet dog
  • wet suit
  • wet bar
  • wet market
  • wet behind the ears

Word family

noun wetness
verb wet
adjective wet
adverb wetly

Usage note

While 'wet' can be used formally, it is often considered a basic and somewhat informal term. For more formal contexts, consider 'moist', 'damp', or 'saturated'.

Example sentences

  1. I forgot my umbrella and got wet on my way to school.
  2. The dog shook off the water and got me wet.
  3. The grass was wet with dew in the morning.
  4. The towel was wet and smelled bad.
  5. I can't wear my wet shoes, they need to dry first.

Quotes

  • Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar. The glass is half full. The clothes are wet. This is how I know I exist.
  • Rain, midnight rain, nothing but the wild rain on this bleak hut, and solitude, and me remembering again that I shall die. And northerly gusts hurling water in my eyes and robbing me of the cry.
  • I'm not a machine. I feel hunger, I feel pain, I feel pressure, I feel emotions. The fact that I'm not a machine doesn't mean I'm not tough. I'm very tough. I'm tougher than most people. But I'm vulnerable, and I'm alive, and I'm human, and I'm wet.

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