rain-soaked
Wet from downpour
Rain-soaked means thoroughly wet from rain, saturated to the point of being heavy or dripping: rain-soaked fields, a rain-soaked jacket.
The word emphasizes prolonged or heavy exposure rather than a light sprinkling.
It often carries atmospheric weight in descriptions: They trudged through the rain-soaked streets.
Thoroughly wet throughout
- clingingGripping without release
- heavyOf great mass
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- soppingThoroughly wet through
chafing · wringing · plastered · uncomfortable · cold · shivering · squelching · waterproof
Saturated with liquid
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soppingThoroughly wet through
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- drippingRendered cooking fat
soggy · dampened · drowned · doused · steeped · sloshing · squelching · clammy
Obscured by silt
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- floodedCovered with water
- puddledCollected in shallow pools
- boggySaturated and soft
marshy · slippery · squelchy · mired · saturated · swampy · quagmire · sludgy
Intense precipitation event
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
squall · thunderstorm · tempest · drenching · lashing · pounding · driving · relentless
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
sopping · chafing · wringing · plastered · uncomfortable · cold · shivering · squelching · waterproof · mackintosh
sodden
Saturated with liquid
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soppingThoroughly wet through
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
dripping · soggy · dampened · drowned · doused · steeped · sloshing · squelching · clammy · heavy
muddy
Obscured by silt
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- floodedCovered with water
- puddledCollected in shallow pools
boggy · marshy · slippery · squelchy · mired · saturated · swampy · quagmire · sludgy · pooling
downpour
Intense precipitation event
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
monsoon · squall · thunderstorm · tempest · drenching · lashing · pounding · driving · relentless · sheets
petrichor
Scent of rain-soaked ground
verdant · lush · glistening · fresh · earthy · fragrant · nourished · dewy · spring · awakened
gloomy
Dark and dispiriting
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- drearyDull and depressing
- greyNeutral achromatic tone
overcast · brooding · moody · somber · pensive · wistful · noir · romantic · cinematic · evocative
rain-soakedbone-dry
Utterly without moisture
parched · arid · dry · desiccated · dried-out
rain-soakeddesert
To leave behind completely
arid · rainless · dry climate · semi-arid · Mediterranean
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