absorb

The word “absorb” has 2 syllables: ab-sorb

It's pronounced as /əbˈsɔrb/

What is synonym and antonym for absorb?

In the thesaurus, “absorb” has 157 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for absorb

abate
abide
accept
acculturate
accustom
acquiesce
allow
allure
amalgamate
assimilate
attract
bankrupt
bear
beguile
bemuse
bewitch
bide
blend
blot
blow
brook
burn
busy
capitulate
captivate
catch up
charm
co-opt
combine
commingle
comprehend
concern
condition
consume
countenance
cripple
de-escalate
debilitate
decrease
deplete
devour
digest
diminish
disable
dissipate
distract
downsize
drain
draw down
drink
drink in
dry up
dwindle
eat
embody
employ
empty
enchant
enculturate
endure
enfeeble
engage
engross
enthral
enthrall
enwrap
exhaust
expend
fascinate
fill
follow
fuse
get
get into
go
grasp
grip
gulp
guzzle
habituate
hack
handle
hog
hold
hypnotize
imbibe
immerse
impoverish
incorporate
ingest
ingurgitate
integrate
interest
intermingle
intrigue
involve
latch onto
lavish
learn
lessen
live with
lower
meet
merge
mesmerize
mingle
misspend
monopolize
naturalize
obsess
occupy
osmose
permit
play out
pocket
preoccupy
quaff
reduce
respect
rivet
run out of
run through
sap
sense
sip
slurp
soak up
sop up
spend
sponge
sponge up
squander
stand
stand for
stick out
stomach
suck in
suffer
support
sustain
swallow
sweat out
swig
swill
take
take in
take up
throw away
tolerate
tough it out
undermine
understand
use
use up
waste
weaken
wear

Antonyms for absorb

abstain
augment
avoid
bolster
bore
bypass
cancel
circumvent
combat
conserve
contest
decline
dismiss
disperse
dissipate
distract
dodge
eject
elude
emit
enforce
enlarge
escape
evade
exude
fight
forbear
fortify
ignore
increase
jade
let go
miss
misunderstand
not get
oppose
pall
preserve
rebuild
reenforce
refuse
reinforce
reject
release
renew
repair
repel
replace
repudiate
repulse
resist
restore
revive
save
spew
spurn
strengthen
tire
turn down
vomit
weary

Meanings of absorb

verb
1. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
2. To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
3. To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
4. To take in energy and convert it, as.
5. To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
6. To occupy or consume time.
7. Assimilate mentally.
8. To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
9. To defray the costs.
10. To accept or purchase in quantity.

Example Sentences

Plants absorb sunlight through photosynthesis to produce energy.
Sponge material is designed to absorb water quickly.
It's important to absorb information from a variety of sources to gain a well-rounded understanding.
The new employee needed time to absorb all the details of the job.
Reading regularly helps to absorb vocabulary and improve language skills.

On this page you'll find 218 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to absorb, such as: abate, abide, abstain, accept, acculturate, accustom, acquiesce.

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