watery
The word “watery” has 3 syllables: wa-ter-y
It's pronounced as /ˈwɔːtɚi/
What is synonym and antonym for watery?
In the thesaurus, “watery” has 123 synonyms and 59 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for watery along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for watery
- adulterated
- anemic
- aqueous
- awash
- banal
- bathed
- bedraggled
- bland
- bloodless
- boggy
- boring
- clammy
- colorless
- common
- commonplace
- damp
- dampish
- dank
- deluged
- dilute
- diluted
- dipped
- doused
- dowsed
- drab
- dreary
- drenched
- dripping
- drowned
- dry
- dull
- dunked
- flat
- flavorless
- flooded
- flowing
- fluent
- fluid
- flushed
- heavy
- humdrum
- humid
- hydrated
- inane
- innocuous
- inoffensive
- insipid
- inundated
- irrigated
- jading
- laved
- leaden
- lifeless
- liquefied
- logged
- marshy
- mild
- milk-and-water
- miry
- moist
- monotonous
- namby-pamby
- ordinary
- overflowed
- pale
- pedestrian
- ponderous
- rinsed
- runny
- saturate
- saturated
- seepy
- semimoist
- serous
- sloppy
- sloshy
- sluiced
- slushy
- soaked
- soaking
- sodden
- soft
- soggy
- sopping
- soppy
- soupy
- soused
- splashed
- squashy
- stale
- steeped
- subdued
- submerged
- swamped
- tame
- tasteless
- tedious
- thin
- thinned
- tiresome
- tiring
- unexceptional
- unexciting
- uninspiring
- uninteresting
- unrewarding
- vapid
- washed
- washy
- water-logged
- water-soaked
- watered
- watered-down
- waterlike
- waterlogged
- weak
- weakened
- wearisome
- weary
- wearying
- wet
- wettish
- wishy-washy
Antonyms for watery
- arid
- baked
- bone-dry
- concentrated
- condensed
- creamy
- dehydrated
- droughty
- dry
- enriched
- entertaining
- evaporated
- exciting
- fortified
- freeze-dried
- full-bodied
- galvanizing
- gelatinous
- gluey
- glutinous
- gooey
- gummy
- heavy
- hyperarid
- inspiring
- invigorating
- meaty
- parched
- piquant
- poignant
- pungent
- racy
- rich
- ropey
- ropy
- sear
- sere
- solid
- spicy
- sticky
- strong
- substantial
- sunbaked
- syrupy
- thick
- thickened
- thickish
- thirsty
- thrilling
- ultradry
- unwatered
- viscid
- viscous
- water-repellent
- water-resistant
- waterless
- waterproof
- watertight
- wrung
Meanings of watery
- adjective
- Resembling or characteristic of water.
- Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
- Diluted or having too much water.
- (of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
- Weak and insipid.
- Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
- Tearful.
Example Sentences
- The soup was too thin and tasted quite watery.
- She gave him a watery smile before turning away.
- After the storm, the fields were left in a watery mess.
- His eyes became watery as he tried not to cry.
- The fruit had a bland, watery flavor due to over-irrigation.
On this page you'll find 182 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to watery, such as: adulterated, anemic, aqueous, arid, awash, baked, banal.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- drunken
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- faked
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- feeling no pain
- fibbed
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- flavored
- flogged
- flounced
- flushed
- flying
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- garlanded
- gilded
- gilt
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- gold-plated
- golden
- gored
- groggy
- half-seas over
- hammered
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- hit
- horsewhipped
- impaired
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- under the influence
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- washy
- wasted
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- watered-down
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- wishy-washy
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- dastardly
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- humdrum
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- inane
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- infirm
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- inoffensive
- insipid
- invertebrate
- irresolute
- jading
- jellyfish
- lamblike
- leaden
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- lily liver
- lily-livered
- limp-wristed
- meek
- mild
- milk-and-water
- milksop
- milquetoast
- monotonous
- mouse
- nebbish
- nebbishy
- nerveless
- nervous Nellie
- nervous Nelly
- ordinary
- pantywaist
- pedestrian
- pliable
- poltroon
- ponderous
- powerless
- pushover
- pusillanimous
- pussy
- quitter
- reed
- scaredy-cat
- sheep
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- soft
- spineless
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- subdued
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- tame
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- unexceptional
- unexciting
- uninspiring
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- unnerved
- unprincipled
- unrewarding
- unscrupulous
- vacillating
- vapid
- villainous
- watery
- weak
- weak-kneed
- weakened
- weakling
- wearisome
- weary
- wearying
- wet
- wimp
- wimpish
- wimpy
- wishy-washy
- wuss
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- yellowbelly
saccharine
- candied
- chocolate-box
- cloying
- corny
- cutesy
- dreamy
- drippy
- feel-good
- flat
- fruity
- fuzzy
- gooey
- honeyed
- ingratiating
- insipid
- lovey-dovey
- maudlin
- mawkish
- melodramatic
- misty-eyed
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- sappy
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- soap-operatic
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- spooney
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- starry-eyed
- sticky
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- sugary
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- tasteless
- twee
- vapid
- watery
- wet