Synonyms of watery

watery

adjective

ˈwȯ-tə-rē 

1

as in dripping

containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water

the soft, watery earth of the marshland

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dripping
• saturated
• wet
• bathed
• saturate
• washed
• flooded
• soggy
• waterlogged
• sodden
• moist
• soaked
• watered
• soaking
• drenched
• water-soaked
• damp
• sopping
• soppy
• bedraggled
• awash
• drowned
• flushed
• soused
• submerged
• logged
• splashed
• doused
• dowsed
• aqueous
• humid
• hydrated
• overflowed
• rinsed
• inundated
• irrigated
• boggy
• steeped
• clammy
• swamped
• dipped
• dank
• dampish
• squashy
• sluiced
• deluged
• sloppy
• seepy
• miry
• dunked
• laved
• wettish
• semimoist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• arid
• waterless
• unwatered
• bone-dry
• watertight
• hyperarid
• waterproof
• dehydrated
• water-resistant
• water-repellent
• droughty
• baked
• parched
• sunbaked
• thirsty
• ultradry
• sere
• sear
• wrung
• freeze-dried

2

as in runny

having an overly soft liquid consistency

watery oatmeal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• runny
• thin
• soupy
• wet
• flowing
• thinned
• fluent
• fluid
• soggy
• dilute
• waterlogged
• diluted
• weak
• slushy
• liquefied
• watered-down
• sloshy
• weakened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• viscous
• syrupy
• ropy
• viscid
• thick
• creamy
• heavy
• thickened
• gelatinous
• ropey
• sticky
• glutinous
• gooey
• gummy
• thickish
• gluey

3

as in thin

not containing very much of some important element

a watery lemonade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thin
• dilute
• diluted
• thinned
• weak
• washy
• weakened
• watered-down
• adulterated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rich
• strong
• fortified
• full-bodied
• enriched
• concentrated
• condensed
• evaporated

4

as in bland

lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character

political correctness has resulted in a lot of history books being written in very watery prose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bland
• boring
• insipid
• milk-and-water
• dull
• banal
• tiring
• flat
• dry
• weak
• subdued
• heavy
• lifeless
• wishy-washy
• pedestrian
• weary
• drab
• unexciting
• uninteresting
• vapid
• monotonous
• leaden
• uninspiring
• namby-pamby
• dreary
• wearying
• unrewarding
• soft
• tiresome
• humdrum
• wearisome
• tedious
• mild
• ponderous
• ordinary
• inane
• inoffensive
• tame
• innocuous
• stale
• jading
• unexceptional
• commonplace
• common

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pungent
• spicy
• racy
• poignant
• piquant
• substantial
• meaty
• exciting
• entertaining
• inspiring
• thrilling
• galvanizing
• invigorating

Examples of watery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Individuals with confirmed crypto, loose stool or watery diarrhea, or who have had such conditions should not use swimming pools or other public bathing facilities for at least two weeks after symptoms have stopped. —Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024

The first usually starts seven to 10 days after exposure and is associated with a fever of above 101 degrees along with runny nose; red, watery eyes; and a cough. —Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 July 2024

Because the methodology is so commonplace, Manga is comfortable about their watery interpretation of the modeling data. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024

Tailings are often stored in massive ponds of watery slurry that sit behind huge earthen dams. —Byroberto González, science.org, 25 July 2024