MOIST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MOIST?

Need another word that means the same as “moist”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “moist” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Moist” are: damp, dampish, steamy, humid, muggy, clammy, dank, wet, rainy, drizzly, drizzling, dewy, dripping, soggy, sweaty, sticky, tearful, teary, dewy-eyed, watery, misty

Moist as an Adjective

Definitions of "Moist" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “moist” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a climate) rainy.
• Slightly wet.
• Marked by a fluid discharge.
• (of the eyes) wet with tears.

Synonyms of "Moist" as an adjective (21 Words)

clammy	(of air or atmosphere) damp and unpleasant. The clammy atmosphere of the cave.
damp	Slightly wet. Clothes damp with perspiration.
dampish	Slightly wet.
dank	Unpleasantly cool and humid. Huge dank caverns.
dewy	(of a person’s skin) appearing soft and lustrous. The girls have yet to lose their dewy charm.
dewy-eyed	Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity.
dripping	Very wet. Dripping wet hair.
drizzling	(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops.
drizzly	Wet with light rain. A sad drizzly day.
humid	Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere. A hot and humid day.
misty	Wet with mist. The misty evening.
muggy	(of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid. It was a hot very muggy evening.
rainy	Wet by periods of rain. Rainy days.
soggy	Dull and lifeless. The chorus sings powerfully but the interpretation is ultimately soggy.
steamy	Producing, filled with, or clouded with steam. Steamy towels.
sticky	Having the sticky properties of an adhesive. Felt sticky and chilly at the same time.
sweaty	Exuding, soaked in, or inducing sweat. My feet got so hot and sweaty.
tearful	Crying or inclined to cry. Tearful eyes.
teary	Full of tears; tearful. There were teary eyes all round.
watery	Overly diluted; thin and insipid. A watery substance.
wet	(of the weather) rainy. Wet sidewalks.

Usage Examples of "Moist" as an adjective

• Exposure to the Atlantic on the west gives rise to a cool, moist climate.
• A moist breeze.
• Her brother's eyes became moist.
• Eyes moist with tears.
• The moist, fertile soil.

Associations of "Moist" (30 Words)

absorb	Take up mentally. The work absorbed him and continued to make him happy.
absorbent	A substance that soaks up liquid easily. As absorbent as a sponge.
aqueous	Similar to or containing or dissolved in water. An aqueous solution of potassium permanganate.
awash	Covered or flooded with water, especially seawater or rain. The boat rolled violently her decks awash.
damp	Damp air or atmosphere. The damps of the valley.
dampness	A slight wetness. The dampness in the air.
dank	Unpleasantly damp and cold. Huge dank caverns.
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. Moon drenched meadows.
dusty	Covered with, full of, or resembling dust. A hot dusty road.
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	A situation or place of bewildering complexity or brutal competitiveness. It s a jungle out there.
marshland	Land consisting of marshes. Marshland landscapes.
marshy	Soft and watery. A marshy coastline.
moisture	Wetness caused by water. The air was constantly heavy with moisture.
moisturize	Make (something, especially the skin) less dry. Revitalize your face moisturize your skin.
muddy	Cause to become muddy. Muddy boots.
rain	Rain falls. He fell under the rain of blows.
saturate	Saturated with moisture. The soil is saturated.
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. A saturated barium hydroxide solution.
soak	Washing something by allowing it to soak. I m looking forward to a long soak in the bath.
soaked	Extremely wet; saturated. Rain soaked streets.
sodden	Wet through and through; thoroughly wet. His clothes were sodden.
sop	Wet thoroughly; soak. He used some bread to sop up the sauce.
splashing	The act of splashing a liquid substance on a surface.
sponge	Wipe with a sponge so as to clean or moisten. She repainted the walls white then sponged them in turquoise green and lilac.
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. A wet windy evening.