Antonyms for moist
mɔɪstmoist

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1. moistadjective

   Synonyms:
   damp, dank

2. moistadjective

   Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp.

   Synonyms:
   damp, dank

3. moistadjective

   Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears.

   Synonyms:
   dank, damp

4. moistadjective

   Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp.

   Synonyms:
   damp, dank

5. moistadjective

   Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness.

   Synonyms:
   damp, dank

6. moistadjective

   Watery, liquid, fluid.

   Synonyms:
   dank, damp

7. moistadjective

   Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc.

   Synonyms:
   dank, damp

8. moistadjective

   Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman).

   Synonyms:
   damp, dank

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. moist

   Antonyms:
   arid, dry

   Synonyms:
   damp, humid, dank, wet

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.5 / 8 votes

1. damp, dampish, moistadjective

   slightly wet

   "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"

   Antonyms:
   dry

   Synonyms:
   dampish, damp

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moistadjective

   Synonyms:
   damp, humid, dank

How to use moist in a sentence?

1. Chris Vagasky:

   We know that Arctic Ocean is changing faster than the rest of The Earth with respect to Arctic Ocean climate, and so monitoring these trends in thunderstorms and lightning in this very remote area helps us detect where these warm, moist air intrusions are occurring in this region.

2. Patrick Marsh:

   This cold, dry air mass limits two of the main ingredients for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, namely warm and moist air.

3. Thomas Steinemann:

   Conjunctiva is modified mucus membrane, like the inside of your mouth or the inside of your nose or nasal cavity and pharynx, it's moist and nice and hospitable for viruses, in fact there's lots of organisms that can stick very readily to Thomas Steinemann conjunctiva, or for that matter, stick on a contact lens that is also resting on Thomas Steinemann conjunctiva.

4. Lauren Streicher:

   It's true that yeast like to grow in warm, moist places. But a vagina is a warm, moist place all the time—whether you have a bathing suit on or not.

5. Bill Bunting:

   The jet stream pattern is not unfavorable for severe weather as we get a little bit later into March and certainly beyond, if that pattern holds, very strong wind fields down across the Gulf Coast in proximity to warm, moist air suggest that the Gulf Coast in the near-term may be an area to watch closely.

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