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past tense form of douse.
past participle of douse.

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doused

ADJECTIVE

dipped

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soaked

STRONG

bathed coated covered drenched dunked plunged soused steeped wet

ADJECTIVE

extinct

Synonyms

WEAK

abolished archaic asleep bygone cold dead and gone deceased defunct departed disappeared done for ended exanimate exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out

Antonyms

WEAK

alive existing extant living

ADJECTIVE

out

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away outside

STRONG

absent antiquated cold dated dead ended exhausted expired extinguished finished impossible outmoded

WEAK

at an end behind the times démodé not allowed not on old-fashioned old-hat passé ruled out unacceptable unfashionable used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

animated existing incomplete interested modern new saved stored unfinished warm

WEAK

here possible

ADJECTIVE

watered

Synonyms

STRONG

bathed drenched flooded hosed irrigated quenched showered sprayed sprinkled washed wet wetted

Antonyms

WEAK

dry thirsty

ADJECTIVE

watery

Synonyms

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colorless damp moist runny

WEAK

adulterated anemic aqueous bloodless dilute flavorless fluid humid insipid marshy pale serous sodden soggy tasteless thin washed water-logged watered-down waterlike weak wet

Antonyms

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dry

WEAK

concentrated dehydrated solid

Example Sentences

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The “lentils,” as Mars calls them, are then doused in a sugary coating and loaded into huge rotating drums, or pans, to be colored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

It is an emotion that is doused over the closely bereaved, over and over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

They formed a line around the building to be doused with holy water by the parish priest.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“The Mountain” is, as expected, heavily doused with notions on the concept of death.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

He grasped Matt’s foot in a businesslike way, doused it with disinfectant, and checked the stitches.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

doused

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