Souse and Scorch

Opposite meaning words

Souse verb - To make wet.

Usage example: a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good

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Scorch is an antonym for souse.

Nearby Words: soused, sousing

Scorch verb - To make dry.

Usage example: weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil

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Souse is an antonym for scorch.

Nearby Words: scorched, scorching, scorcher

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Scorch and Souse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/souse/scorch

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