saturate Synonyms
Another word for 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 drench 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 flood 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 impregnate 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, saturated 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 saturated moorland after days of relentless rain."
Opposites of saturate
The opposite of saturate shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: