Meanings
comparative more drenched · superlative most drenched
- Completely wet; sodden
The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched.
2 more examples
Back home the buses went up in flashes / The Irish tomb was drenched in blood
1979, Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, “Spanish Bombs”, in London Calling, performed by The ClashWell I'm grinding my life out, steady and sure / Nothing more wretched than what I must endure / I'm drenched in the light that shines from the sun
2012, Bob Dylan, “Pay in Blood”, in TempestSynonyms: plashy, saturated, soaked, bewatered, damp, dripping, drunk, humid
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of drench
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCompletely wet; sodden
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveabundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan xop
- xopcompletely wet; sodden
Danish gennemblødt, dyngvåd
- gennemblødtcompletely wet; sodden
- dyngvådcompletely wet; sodden
- drivvådcompletely wet; sodden
Finnish läpimärkä
- läpimärkäcompletely wet; sodden
French trempé
- trempécompletely wet; sodden
German klatschnass, pitschnass
- klatschnasscompletely wet; sodden
- pitschnasscompletely wet; sodden
- patschnasscompletely wet; sodden
- klitschnasscompletely wet; sodden
- pudelnasscompletely wet; sodden
Greek μούσκεμα
- μούσκεμα (moúskema)completely wet; sodden
Icelandic holdvotur
- holdvoturcompletely wet; sodden
Irish fliuch go craiceann
- fliuch go craiceanncompletely wet; sodden
Italian bagnato
- bagnatocompletely wet; sodden
Latin madidus
- madiduscompletely wet; sodden
Māori kueo, pukuwai
- kueocompletely wet; sodden
- pukuwaicompletely wet; sodden
- pōtereterecompletely wet; sodden
Norwegian Bokmål gjennomvåt, søkkvåt
- gjennomvåtcompletely wet; sodden
- søkkvåtcompletely wet; sodden
Polish przemoczony, przemoknięty
- przemoczonycompletely wet; sodden
- przemokniętycompletely wet; sodden
- przesiąkniętycompletely wet; sodden
- przemokłycompletely wet; sodden
- zmokniętycompletely wet; sodden
- namokłycompletely wet; sodden
- zmokłycompletely wet; sodden
Portuguese ensopado, encharcado
- ensopadocompletely wet; sodden
- encharcadocompletely wet; sodden
Russian промо́кший наскво́зь
- промо́кший наскво́зь (promókšij naskvózʹ)completely wet; sodden
Swedish dyngsur, plaskvåt
- dyngsurcompletely wet; sodden
- plaskvåtcompletely wet; sodden
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with drenched
All rhymes →Cite this entry
drenched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drenched
“drenched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drenched. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drenched,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drenched.
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