Definition for Soak up:

• take in, also metaphorically; " The sponge absorbs water well"; " She drew strength from the minister's words"

Synonyms for Soak up:

• n.

  •
  • finish,
  • run out,
  • go through,
  • eat into,
  • get down to,
  • use up,
  • deplete,
  • exhaust.
  •
  • go in for,
  • revel in,
  • delight in,
  • like,
  • take/find pleasure in (doing) something,
  • have your fun,
  • enjoy,
  • love.
  •
  • plop,
  • immersion.
  •
  • soak.
  •draw (noun)
  • draw.
  •engross (noun)
  • engross.
  •engulf (noun)
  • engulf.
  •immerse (noun)
  • immerse.
  •plunge (noun)
  • plunge.
  •soak up (noun)
  • steep,
  • suck,
  • suck up.
  •take-in (noun)
  • take-in.
  •take-up (noun)
  • take-up.

• v.

  •absorb (verb)
  • swallow,
  • blot,
  • devour,
  • digest,
  • ingest,
  • ingurgitate,
  • incorporate,
  • get,
  • follow,
  • comprehend,
  • consume,
  • grasp,
  • imbibe.
  •dry (verb)
  • evaporate,
  • wilt,
  • mummify,
  • condense,
  • harden,
  • kiln,
  • shrivel,
  • empty,
  • swab,
  • sear,
  • freeze-dry,
  • parch,
  • Torrefy,
  • desiccate,
  • wither,
  • dehydrate,
  • towel,
  • stale,
  • Exsiccate,
  • anhydrate,
  • wizen,
  • scorch,
  • wipe,
  • bake.
  •learn (verb)
  • review,
  • train in,
  • specialize in,
  • determine,
  • commit to memory,
  • major in,
  • crack the books,
  • enroll,
  • study,
  • pick up,
  • take course,
  • lucubrate,
  • minor in,
  • pore over,
  • attain,
  • be taught,
  • gain,
  • become able,
  • prepare,
  • read,
  • get the hang of,
  • burn midnight oil,
  • matriculate,
  • become versed,
  • con,
  • master,
  • cram,
  • be trained,
  • grind,
  • get the knack of,
  • memorize,
  • improve mind,
  • apprentice,
  • wade through,
  • get down pat,
  • peruse,
  • brush up on,
  • receive.
  •mop (verb)
  • pat,
  • dust,
  • polish,
  • rub,
  • wash,
  • dab.
  •preoccupy (verb)
  • monopolize.
  •take in (verb)
  • savvy,
  • perceive,
  • see,
  • take.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • submerge.
  •drink
  • Lapped,
  • downing,
  • slurp,
  • toss off,
  • tossed off,
  • slurped,
  • tank up,
  • wash down,
  • Thirsted,
  • Downs,
  • Swilled,
  • Sipped,
  • gulp,
  • boozing,
  • sup,
  • downed,
  • slurping,
  • partake of,
  • slosh,
  • wet whistle,
  • slurps,
  • hit the bottle,
  • partakes of,
  • swilling,
  • liquor up.
  •dry
  • towelled,
  • freeze-dried,
  • Staled,
  • Staling,
  • towels,
  • freeze-drying,
  • stales,
  • dehumidified,
  • dehumidifies,
  • toweling,
  • towelling,
  • dehumidifying,
  • toweled.
  •learn
  • poring over,
  • brush on,
  • Apprenticing,
  • committed to memory,
  • apprenticed.
  •Other relevant words:
  • infiltrate,
  • lap,
  • retain,
  • brush,
  • contain,
  • fire,
  • sorb,
  • sponge,
  • drain,
  • cushion,
  • lap up,
  • chemisorb,
  • adsorb,
  • draw in,
  • thirst,
  • sun,
  • chemosorb,
  • dry up,
  • drink up,
  • air-dry,
  • filter in,
  • Weazen,
  • insolate,
  • hold,
  • soak in,
  • smoke,
  • percolate,
  • cure,
  • lick,
  • preserve,
  • burn,
  • sop.

Antonyms for Soak up:

• v.

  • absorb
    emit, distract, eject, spew, abstain, miss, disperse, dissipate, vomit, misunderstand, not get, exude.
  • assimilate
    mistake, exclude, misinterpret, overlook, reject, not adapt, unlearn.
  • dry
    fill, grow, bloom, expand, dampen, water, moisten, soak, wet.
  • learn
    neglect, ignore, lose, pass, release, teach, spend.
  • sup
    collect, accumulate, gather, not use.
  • take in
    misconceive.

Homophones for Soak up:

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