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wet

The word “wet” has 1 syllable: wet

It's pronounced as /wɛt/

What is synonym and antonym for wet?

In the thesaurus, “wet” has 276 synonyms and 75 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for wet

Antonyms for wet

Meanings of wet

  • noun
    1. Liquid or moisture.
    2. Rainy weather.
    3. Rainy season. (often capitalized).
    4. (UK politics) A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
    5. An alcoholic drink.
    6. One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
    7. (in the plural) A tyre for use in wet weather.
  • verb
    1. To cover or impregnate with liquid.
    2. To accidentally urinate in or on.
    3. To make or become wet.
    4. (soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
    5. To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
    6. To kill or seriously injure.
  • adjective
    1. Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
    2. Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
    3. Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
    4. Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
    5. Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
    6. Of weather or a time period: rainy.
    7. Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
    8. (of women) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
    9. Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
    10. (retronym) Permitting alcoholic beverages.
    11. Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
    12. Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
    13. Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
    14. Involving assassination or "wet work".

Example Sentences

  • His shoes got wet after walking through the puddles.
  • The grass was still wet from last night’s rain.
  • Don’t sit on that chair, it’s wet with paint.
  • She came home completely wet after the storm.
  • The towel is too wet to use again.

On this page you'll find 351 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wet, such as: abstemious, abstinent, alcoholic, antisentimental, aqueous, arid, asperse.

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

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damped

dampened

dampness

  • breath
  • clamminess
  • condensation
  • damp
  • dankness
  • dew
  • dewiness
  • effluvium
  • evaporation
  • exhalation
  • fog
  • fogginess
  • gas
  • haze
  • heaviness
  • humectation
  • humidity
  • humidness
  • miasma
  • moistness
  • moisture
  • mugginess
  • oppressiveness
  • reek
  • smog
  • smoke
  • soddenness
  • sogginess
  • steam
  • steaminess
  • stickiness
  • stuffiness
  • sultriness
  • sweatiness
  • swelter
  • thickness
  • vaporization
  • wet
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