Synonyms for hydrophobic
ˌhaɪ drəˈfoʊ bɪkhy·dropho·bic

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1. hydrophobicadjective

   Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb, or be wetted by water.

   Antonyms:
   hydrophilic

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1. hydrophobicadjective

   lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water

   Synonyms:
   aquaphobic

   Antonyms:
   hydrophilic, deliquescent, fearless, unafraid(p)

2. hydrophobic, aquaphobicadjective

   abnormally afraid of water

   Synonyms:
   aquaphobic

   Antonyms:
   fearless, deliquescent, unafraid(p), hydrophilic

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1. List of paraphrases for "hydrophobic":

   hydrophobicity

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1. Carl Melford:

   After a fire, depending on the intensity of the burn, it causes the soil to be hydrophobic. The majority of this burn was a moderate severity burn, so that does cause hydrophobic soil and then also after the fire, there's a lot of debris and that tends to be a lot of the problem when that's moving downstream.