🔄 Synonyms of "Absorbent"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| thirstynoun | Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water. |
| spongy | Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous. |
| assimilating | That assimilates |
| absorptivenoun | Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. |
| absorbefacientnoun | (medicine) Inducing or increasing absorption (of a drug). |
| assimilatory | That tends to assimilate |
| hygroscopic | (physical chemistry, botany) Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere. |
| assimilative | Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation. |
| sorbefacientnoun | (dated) A medicine or substance that produces absorption. |
| absorbent materialnoun | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance |
↔️ Antonyms of "Absorbent"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nonabsorbent | Not absorbent; unable to absorb. |
| nonabsorptive | Not absorptive |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Absorbent"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| absorptivenoun | Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. |
| hygroscopic | (physical chemistry, botany) Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere. |
| spongy | Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous. |
| sorbefacientnoun | (dated) A medicine or substance that produces absorption. |
| absorbefacientnoun | (medicine) Any such medicine that induces absorption. |
| thirstynoun | (usually in the plural) One who is thirsty (for a drink, sex, alcohol, etc.). |
| assimilating | That assimilates |
| assimilatory | That tends to assimilate |
| assimilative | Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation. |
| absorbent materialnoun | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance |
| gauzenoun | A thin fabric with a loose, open weave. |
| immersive | Giving the impression of immersion. |
| protectivenoun | (British) Something that protects. |
| absorbingnoun | Absorption. |
| uptakenoun | Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. |
| tamponsnoun | A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation. |
| absorbative | Synonym of absorbent. |
| absorbable | Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up. |
| adsorbentnoun | The solid or liquid in the process of adsorption on which the adsorbate accumulates. |
| superabsorbentnoun | Any superabsorbent substance. |
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