What is another word for water?
Few things are as common as
water, but it doesn’t have many direct synonyms. However, there are several terms that can be used instead of
water in certain situations. Because
water molecules consist of a combination of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, it’s chemical symbol is
H2O, and it’s sometimes referred to this way. Although this sounds more technical, it’s usually used to be humorous, as in
I could go for some cold H2O right now. Sometimes, people refer to
water informally with its equivalent word in Spanish,
agua. An old-fashioned slang term for
water is
Adam’s ale (a joke on the notion that
water was the only thing that the Biblical Adam had to drink). The Latin phrase
aqua pura means and is sometimes used to refer to pure
water. Water is sometimes informally referred to as
wet stuff. This can refer to
water as a drink or to
rainwater.
Water that comes out of the faucet (the tap) is called
tap water. Water is often distinguished between
freshwater and
salt water. Other specific types of
water include
seawater (and
ocean water),
ground water, bathwater, and
wastewater. The verb
water, as in
water the plants, doesn’t have many direct synonyms, but you could use different words depending on how much
water is needed, like
sprinkle or
dampen for a little or
soak or
saturate for a lot. On a larger scale, such as in the context of farming, you could use the word
irrigate. To
water down something is to add
water to it to
dilute or
thin it. This term is also commonly used in a figurative way, and
dilute is also a good synonym for this sense.
What is a synonym for body of water?
Body of water is a general term for things like oceans, seas, and lakes. It’s not usually used for smaller things like ponds. The term the water can often be used to refer to a body of water in a general way, as in I just love being on the water or We’d have to fly over the water to get there. Informally, such a body of water might be called the drink—especially when someone or something falls in.
