Synonyms wet
These words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.
wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:
The car had skidded on the wet road.
You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful:
a lovely rich moist cake
damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant:
The cottage was cold and damp.
soaked (rather informal) very wet:
You’re soaked through! (= completely wet)
drenched very wet:
We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
soaked or drenched?
Both of these words can be used with with or in: soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun: their soaked clothes • their drenched clothes
saturated very wet:
The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
Patterns
wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
soaked/drenched in something
somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated