SEMIMOIST Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

semimoist

adjective

Definition of semimoist

as in moist

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Through the driest months of summer, when nothing else in the ground has water left to give, the clay remains moist enough up to keep the tree alive.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026
For example, areas with large amounts of petrichor will likely see an increase in mosquitoes, because the smell indicates to these insects that the dry ground is now a moist fertile environment in which to lay their eggs.

— Gregory Wakeman, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of moist

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Her hair is still damp from her post-morning practice shower, a quiet reminder of a routine that refuses to bend.

— Bella Armstrong, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Mosquitoes have been thriving amid the damp conditions, fueling the number of West Nile virus cases in Los Angeles County.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of damp

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The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.

— Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, about 52% of the Colorado River's water is used for irrigated agriculture.

— Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of irrigated

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The palladium membrane transported those protons into a separate, non-aqueous catholyte, where nitrogen underwent Li-NRR and was converted into ammonia.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
All of these wheeled explorers found evidence of past aqueous environments.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 July 2026

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