imbibing

The word “imbibing” has 3 syllables: im-bi-bing

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈbaɪbɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for imbibing?

In the thesaurus, “imbibing” has 56 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for imbibing

  • absorbing
  • absorptive
  • bibulous
  • consuming
  • consumption
  • digestion
  • downing
  • drinking
  • drinking in
  • dry
  • exhaustion
  • fusion
  • gulping
  • guzzling
  • hoisting
  • impregnation
  • ingestion
  • ingurgitating
  • inhalation
  • intake
  • killing
  • knocking back
  • lapping
  • licking
  • nipping
  • osmosis
  • penetrable
  • penetration
  • permeable
  • pledging
  • porous
  • pregnable
  • putting away
  • quaffing
  • reception
  • retention
  • retentive
  • saturation
  • sipping
  • slurping
  • soaking up
  • sponging
  • spongy
  • sucking
  • suction
  • supping
  • swallowing
  • swigging
  • swilling
  • taking in
  • taking up
  • thirsty
  • tippling
  • toasting
  • uptake
  • wining

Antonyms for imbibing

Meanings of imbibing

  • verb
    1. To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
    2. To take in; absorb.
  • noun
    1. The act by which something is imbibed.

Example Sentences

  • She was imbibing knowledge from every lecture she attended.
  • The soil was imbibing the rainfall, making it rich for planting.
  • He spent the evening imbibing the local culture and traditions.
  • The sponge was effectively imbibing the spilled liquid.
  • They enjoyed imbibing the rich flavors of the wine during the tasting event.

On this page you'll find 59 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to imbibing, such as: absorbing, absorptive, bibulous, boredom, consuming, consumption, digestion.

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

Related Words

quaffing

  • consuming
  • downing
  • drinking
  • gulping
  • guzzling
  • hoisting
  • imbibing
  • ingurgitating
  • killing
  • knocking back
  • lapping
  • licking
  • nipping
  • pledging
  • putting away
  • sipping
  • slurping
  • sucking
  • supping
  • swigging
  • swilling
  • tippling
  • toasting
  • wining

absorbent

  • absorptive
  • bibulous
  • dry
  • imbibing
  • osmotic
  • penetrable
  • permeable
  • porous
  • pregnable
  • retentive
  • spongy
  • thirsty

absorbing

absorption

  • alertness
  • application
  • attention
  • awareness
  • captivation
  • concentration
  • consciousness
  • consideration
  • consumption
  • contemplation
  • digestion
  • drinking in
  • engagement
  • engrossment
  • enthrallment
  • exhaustion
  • fascination
  • fixation
  • fusion
  • hang-up
  • heedfulness
  • holding
  • imbibing
  • immersion
  • impregnation
  • ingestion
  • inhalation
  • intake
  • intentness
  • involvement
  • meditation
  • musing
  • obsession
  • occupation
  • osmosis
  • penetration
  • pondering
  • preoccupation
  • raptness
  • reception
  • regard
  • retention
  • rumination
  • saturation
  • soaking up
  • suction
  • taking in
  • uptake

taking in


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