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Synonyms and Antonyms of soak up

synonym (synonym of soak up)

  • (verb.contact)
    absorb, draw, imbibe, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up
    take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, steep
    devote (oneself) fully to (verb.cognition)
     

also (also)

  • take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
    draw in, suck in
    draw in as if by suction (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (soak up IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • devote (oneself) fully to (verb.cognition)
    center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet
    direct one's attention on something (verb.cognition)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF soak up relation)

  • (verb.cognition)
    drink, drink in
    be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to (verb.cognition)
     
  • take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
    mop, mop up, wipe up
    to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    blot
    dry (ink) with blotting paper (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    sponge up
    absorb as if with a sponge (verb.contact)
     

verb group (soak up is verb group of ....)

  • devote (oneself) fully to (verb.cognition)
    immerse, plunge
    cause to be immersed (verb.cognition)
     

derivation (.... is derived from soak up)

  • (noun.attribute)
    engrossment, intentness
    the quality of being intent and concentrated (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation
    the mental state of being preoccupied by something (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion
    complete attention; intense mental effort (noun.cognition)
     
  • take in, also metaphorically (verb.contact)
    suck, sucking, suction
    the act of sucking (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker
    a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.person)
    drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper
    a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) (noun.person)
     
  • (noun.process)
    absorption, soaking up
    (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    absorber
    (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation (noun.substance)
     
synonym also hypernym hyponym verb group derivation absorb draw imbibe sop up engross engulf draw in suck in attract draw center centre concentrate focus pore rivet drink drink in mop blot sponge up immerse plunge engrossment intentness absorption preoccupancy concentration immersion
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. absorb, draw, imbibe, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up . absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, steep . draw in, suck in . attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in . center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet . drink, drink in . mop, mop up, wipe up . blot . sponge up . immerse, plunge . engrossment, intentness . absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation . absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion . suck, sucking, suction . chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker . drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper . absorption, soaking up . absorber


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