Synonyms for moist
- adjective
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Wet — characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp
wet, damp, humid, soggy, juicy, watery, undried, dampish, moisty, sodden, drenched
2. Misty — of eyes, wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age
misty, dewy-eyed, teary, weepy, tearful, lachrymose, maudlin dated, lachrymate formal rare
Other
Verb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
- adj. 2
Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.
- adj. 3
Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.
- v. 1
To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten.
Related words
- Word family
- moisten moistener moistening moistly moistness moist-proof moisty moisture
- Phrases
- moist towelette
Forms
- Past participle
- moisted
e.g. moisted → hydrated, dampened, enmoistened…
Example sentences
- wet Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.
- damp The weather was not only cold, it was also damp.
- humid It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.
- soggy It's raining heavily so the ground is very soggy.
- misty The Misty Mountains are no place for a hobbit.
By length
- 3 letters
- wet1
- 4 letters
- damp1, lush1, dank1
- 5 letters
- juicy2, humid2, misty2, soggy2, teary2, muggy2, weepy2
- 6 letters
- sticky2, watery3, steamy2, sultry2, dampen2, sodden2, moisty
- 7 letters
- tearful2, hydrate2, maudlin2, undried, dampish
- 8 letters
- drenched1
- 9 letters
- enmoisten
- 10 letters
- lachrymose3, lachrymate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (juicy2 = 2 syllables).