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dripping

[drip-ing] / ˈdrɪp ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
bedraggled
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disheveled run down seedy threadbare untidy
STRONG
dilapidated dirty disordered drenched faded muddied muddy soiled stained sullied wet
WEAK
decrepit dowdy messy shabby sloppy slovenly sodden tacky tattered
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fresh neat orderly tidy
STRONG
clean
ADJECTIVE
damp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloudy dank drizzly misty moist muggy saturated soaked sodden soggy steamy sticky waterlogged
STRONG
drenched soaking sopping
WEAK
clammy dewy drippy irriguous oozy steam bath vaporous wettish
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dry
WEAK
arid dessicated dried parched
ADJECTIVE
dank
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chilly damp humid muggy steamy sticky wet
WEAK
close dewy moist slimy soggy wettish
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arid dry
WEAK
parched
ADJECTIVE
juicy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
luscious succulent syrupy
WEAK
dewy humid liquid lush oily oozy pulpy sappy saturated sauced slippery slushy soaked sodden viscid watery wet
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dry
ADJECTIVE
moist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
damp humid muggy rainy soggy watery
WEAK
clammy dampish dank dewy drippy drizzly irriguous not dry oozy teary
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arid dehydrated dry
ADJECTIVE
perspiring
Synonyms
STRONG
bathed drenched glowing soaked sweating wet
WEAK
clammy covered with sweat drippy hot moist perspiry sticky stinky sudoriferous
ADJECTIVE
soaked
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drowned sodden soggy wet
STRONG
drenched soaking sopping soused
WEAK
dank soppy water-logged wringing-wet
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dehydrated dry
ADJECTIVE
soggy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
humid moist muggy mushy saturated soaked sodden soft spongy sticky sultry waterlogged
WEAK
clammy dank heavy mucky pasty pulpy sopping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arid cool dry hard
WEAK
dehydrated
ADJECTIVE
sopping
Synonyms
STRONG
drenched drowned saturated soaked soaking soused
WEAK
dank sodden soggy soppy water-logged wringing-wet
ADJECTIVE
soppy
Synonyms
WEAK
aqueous clammy dank dewy drenched drizzling foggy humid misty moistened muggy pouring raining rainy saturate saturated showery slimy slippery slushy snowy soaked soaking sodden soggy sopping soused stormy teary teeming water-logged watery wringing-wet
ADJECTIVE
sudoriferous
Synonyms
WEAK
bathed clammy covered with sweat drenched drippy glowing hot moist perspiring perspiry soaked sticky stinky sweating wet
ADJECTIVE
sweating
Synonyms
STRONG
bathed drenched glowing perspiring soaked wet
WEAK
clammy covered with sweat drippy hot moist perspiry sticky stinky sudoriferous
ADJECTIVE
sweaty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
moist sticky stinky wet
WEAK
bathed clammy covered with sweat diaphoretic drenched drippy glowing hot perspiring perspiry soaked sudoric sweating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dry
ADJECTIVE
waterlogged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
soaked sodden soggy wet
WEAK
dank drenched drowned soaking sopping soppy soused wringing-wet
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dehydrated dry
ADJECTIVE
wet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dank foggy humid misty muggy rainy slippery snowy soaked sodden soggy stormy
STRONG
drenched drizzling moistened pouring raining saturate saturated soaking sopping soused teeming
WEAK
aqueous clammy dewy showery slimy slushy soppy teary water-logged watery wringing-wet
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arid clear dry
WEAK
dehydrated

Example Sentences

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Every time I passed that corner I thought about it, how this life was dripping away whether we were awake inside it or not.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition has been sold at auction.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The persistent plunk, plunk, plunk of icicles dripping into an aluminum gutter — a sound that is less birdsong than plumbing.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Stalagmites, which grow over time from mineral deposits left by dripping water, act as natural records of past rainfall.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

I watched him walk away, rain dripping off hair as dark as Izio’s.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.