Synonyms for porous
ˈpɔr əs, ˈpoʊr-por·ous

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1. porousadjective

   Synonyms:
   permeable

2. porousadjective

   Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.

   Synonyms:
   permeable

3. porousadjective

   (Of legislation) full of loopholes

   Synonyms:
   permeable

4. porousadjective

   With many gaps.

   Synonyms:
   permeable

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

1. porous

   Synonyms:
   foraminous, pervious, permeable, percolable

   Antonyms:
   impervious, impermeable, impercolable

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. porousadjective

   able to absorb fluids

   "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous"

   Synonyms:
   poriferous, holey

   Antonyms:
   nonporous, impermeable, tight

2. porous, poriferousadjective

   full of pores or vessels or holes

   Synonyms:
   poriferous, holey

   Antonyms:
   impermeable, nonporous, tight

3. holey, porousadjective

   allowing passage in and out

   "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"

   Synonyms:
   poriferous, holey

   Antonyms:
   nonporous, tight, impermeable

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1. porousadjective

   Synonyms:
   permeable, penetrable, pervious, percolable

   Antonyms:
   imporous, compact

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1. List of paraphrases for "porous":

   permeable, pore, leaky

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1. Rick Francona:

   And that border is very, very porous.

2. Ken Cuccinelli:

   We face very real security threats today, porous borders and lax immigration enforcement have left us vulnerable not only to terrorist attacks but to increasing levels of crime in our communities. Those already accustomed to flagrantly disregarding our laws do not hesitate to traffic their deadly cocktail of drugs and gang violence into Virginia.

3. Murthy Gudipati:

   Deep fried ice cream is really the perfect analogy, because the interior of the comets should still be very cold and contain the more porous, amorphous ice.

4. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer:

   Some exceptions to the order -- which takes effect Saturday -- are caring for a relative or their pet, a child, an elderly or disabled person, visiting someone in a health care facility, or attending a funeral with fewer than 10 people. MICHIGANS WHITMER SAYS LACK OF NATIONAL STRATEGY HAS CREATED POROUS SITUATION FOR CORONAVIRUS TO SPREAD All public and private gatherings of any size are prohibited.

5. Jim Carroll:

   I think that's one of the ways we have to sort of approach this issue, the prevention side of this is so key, but we just need to know that drugs are not coming into our country. We can not have a porous border for drugs.