sodden
Completely soaked through with water.
sodden in a sentence
- After the downpour, our socks were sodden and squelched with every step.
- The tent leaked all night, and by morning our sleeping bags were sodden and dripping.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to sodden?
- Adry
- Bparched
- Csoaked
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C: soaked. The other three mean the opposite of sodden.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to sodden?
- Adrenched
- Bdry
- Csoaked
- Dwet
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B: dry. The other three mean nearly the same as sodden.
Words that mean something similar
soaked, drenched, wet
Words that mean the opposite
dry, parched
More words about weather & nature
- sow: To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow.
- stagnant: Not moving or flowing, and often smelly and stale.
- swelter: To feel uncomfortably hot.
- temperate: Mild, without extremes of heat or cold.
- tempest: A violent storm with strong winds.
- tempestuous: Stormy and wild, or full of strong emotions.
- tepid: Only slightly warm.
- torrent: A fast, powerful rush of water or words.
More words to explore
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