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Synonyms of watery in English:

watery


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adjective

1‘the patient's nose may be streaming with a watery discharge’

SYNONYMS
liquid, fluid, liquefied
technical aqueous, hydrous
ANTONYMS

solid

2‘a watery meadow’

SYNONYMS
wet, damp, moist, sodden, soggy, squelchy, soft
saturated, waterlogged
marshy, boggy, swampy, fenny, miry, muddy, oozy
ANTONYMS

dry

3‘a bowl of watery porridge’

SYNONYMS
thin, runny, weak, sloppy, dilute, diluted, watered down, thinned down, adulterated
tasteless, flavourless, insipid, bland
informal wishy-washy
ANTONYMS

thick, concentrated

4‘the light was watery and grey’

SYNONYMS
pale, wan, thin, faint, weak, feeble, washed out, anaemic, colourless, insipid
informal wishy-washy
ANTONYMS

bright

5‘she dabbed at a watery eye’

SYNONYMS
tearful, teary, weeping, weepy, moist, rheumy, dewy-eyed
formal lachrymose
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dry