Need another word that means the same as “absorbent”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “absorbent” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Absorbent” are: absorptive, porous, spongy, permeable, pervious, penetrable, assimilative, receptive, soaking, absorbent material
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “absorbent” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| absorbent material | A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “absorbent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| absorptive | Having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc. Material having a high absorptive capacity. |
| assimilative | Capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution. Assimilative capacity of the human mind. |
| penetrable | Possible to understand; understandable. The outer membrane is penetrable. |
| permeable | (of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it. A frog s skin is permeable to water. |
| pervious | Admitting of passage or entrance. Pervious soil. |
| porous | Not retentive or secure. He ran through a porous home defence to score easily. |
| receptive | Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas. The institution was receptive to new ideas. |
| soaking | Extremely wet; wet through. His jacket was soaking. |
| spongy | (chiefly of a motor vehicle’s braking system) lacking firmness. Spongy platinum. |
| climate | A region with a particular climate. He had grown up in a hot climate. |
| damp | Damp air or atmosphere. He damped down the fire for the night. |
| dampness | The state or condition of being slightly wet. The dampness in the air. |
| dank | Unpleasantly cool and humid. Dank rain forests. |
| drench | Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. The war drenched the country in blood. |
| drenched | Abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination. Drenched in moonlight. |
| foggy | Full of or characterized by fog. My memories of the event are foggy. |
| humid | Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere. Humid air. |
| humidity | A quantity representing the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere or in a gas. The humidity should be supplied by regularly spraying the leaves. |
| jungle | An impenetrable equatorial forest. It s a jungle out there. |
| leech | Draw blood. He s leeching off the abilities of others. |
| marshland | Land consisting of marshes. Marshland landscapes. |
| marshy | Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged. The marshy ground towards the sea. |
| misty | Filled or abounding with fog or mist. The evening was cold and misty. |
| moist | Marked by a fluid discharge. Her brother s eyes became moist. |
| moisture | Wetness caused by water. In freshly felled wood the moisture content varies. |
| moisturize | Make (something, especially the skin) less dry. Revitalize your face moisturize your skin. |
| quagmire | A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot. Torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire. |
| rain | Of the sky the clouds etc send down rain. He fell under the rain of blows. |
| rainy | Wet by periods of rain. Rainy days. |
| receptive | Of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system. The institution was receptive to new ideas. |
| saturated | Denoting fats containing a high proportion of fatty acid molecules without double bonds considered to be less healthy in the diet than unsaturated fats. Soybeans are low in saturated fats and sodium. |
| soggy | Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking. We squelched through the soggy ground. |
| sponge | Gather sponges in the ocean. The gateau is made with moist sponge. |
| swamp | An area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects; a bog or marsh. The country was swamped with goods from abroad. |
| swampy | (of soil) soft and watery. A swampy area. |
| thirsty | Needing moisture. A huge thirsty 5 3 litre engine. |
| tropics | The part of the Earth’s surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate. |
| vapor | The process of becoming a vapor. |
| wet | Cause to become wet. She said she d wet the tea immediately because they must be parched. |
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