sopped

verb

past tense of sop
1
as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid sopped the sponge with the detergent and began scrubbing the floor vigorously

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2
as in wet
to make wet my book fell in the swimming pool and was thoroughly sopped before I could fish it out

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3
as in dipped
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid hesitant to sop his bread in gravy, no matter how delicious, at such a formal banquet

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sopped
  1. soaked
  2. wet
  3. dipped
  4. drowned
  5. washed
  6. immersed
  7. saturated
  8. flooded
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  • He too is wounded, lying on his side, his white shirt soaked with blood around his stomach.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of cutting wood into layers or using toxic chemicals and heat, the researchers soaked solid wood in a mixture of Cyrene and water.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of soaked
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  • Crumble up and wet a small piece, then gently rub it over spots and stains.
    — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Havenith said deliberately wetting clothing can provide evaporative cooling, including for older adults who may not sweat as effectively.
    — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of wet
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  • Mainland Chinese equities dropped to a 13-month low this month, while the Japanese yen dipped to a multi-decade low in June.
    — Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Trump’s approval also dipped among Black and Latino voters in the poll.
    — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dipped
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  • In all, the Dodgers drowned out that horrible tomahawk chop with some mighty hacks of their own, winning 3-1 while finally displaying some of the desperation that had been missing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • According to the civil action, E’Mari disappeared below the water surface within a crowd and drowned in shallow water.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of drowned
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  • Fendi used washed gray denim for its straight-fitting jeans for men and women.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • From there, the exhibition gives way to the striking editorial images with which Pavarotti quickly made his name, set against walls washed in scarlet, fuchsia, canary yellow, plum, and terracotta.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of washed
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  • With Game Picture Mode enabled, every pixel on the screen goes towards keeping you immersed in your games by ensuring that the entire display is used.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rather didn’t just preside over news stories – he was immersed in their preparation and aware of their potential impact.
    — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of immersed
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  • Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Mundorf’s description of a four-rack magnetic system — two large, two small, plus utensil caddy and paper towel holder — is a preview of how saturated that vertical panel is about to get.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of saturated
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  • Luhring Augustine moved into the 3,500-square-foot space in September 2020, as galleries flooded the neighborhood, lured by the low rents spawned by the Covid-19 crisis.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Clearly he hasn’t been flooded with offers since that accolade, so his agent has set him up with Lady Isabella, who claims to have a Netflix commission for a bio-doc about her life.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooded
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“Sopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sopped. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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