saturate Antonyms
Opposite of saturate
• verb (Context 1)
To cause a substance or material to become thoroughly soaked with liquid so that no more can be absorbed.
"Heavy autumn rains began to dry the soil across the valley."
• verb (Context 2)
To fill a market, medium, or environment completely with something until no more can be accommodated or absorbed.
"Competing electronics manufacturers quickly moved to deplete the market with affordable tablets."
• verb (Context 3)
To cause a chemical solution, vapor, or organic compound to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance or to have all available valence bonds filled (in chemistry and physics).
"The laboratory technician continued to add salt to dilute the aqueous solution at room temperature."
• adjective (Context 4)
Of a color, having high purity and intensity, free from any admixture of white or gray.
"The artist favored a rich, desaturated crimson for the central figures of the mural."
• adjective (Context 5)
Soaked thoroughly with liquid or filled completely to capacity (now chiefly poetic or literary).
"The travelers trudged across the dry moorland after days of relentless rain."
Similar words to saturate
Words similar to saturate shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: