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Antonyms
Etymology
1. absorbent
adjective. ['əbˈzɔrbənt'] having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.).
Synonyms
- spongy
- spongelike
- receptive
- thirsty
- assimilating
- sorbefacient
- shock-absorbent
- absorbency
- hygroscopic
- assimilative
- absorptive
- absorbefacient
Antonyms
- nonabsorbency
- hard
- unreceptive
- efferent
Etymology
- absorbens (Latin)
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Rhymes with Absorbent
- abandonment
- abatement
- aberrant
- abhorrent
- abortifacient
- abridgement
- absent
- abstinent
- abundant
- accelerant
- accident
- accompaniment
- accompaniment
- accomplishment
- accountant
- accouterment
- accoutrement
- achievement
- acknowledgement
- acknowledgement
How do you pronounce absorbent?
Pronounce absorbent as əbˈzɔrbənt.
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How do you spell absorbent? Is it absorbant ?
A common misspelling of absorbent is absorbant
Sentences with absorbent
1. Adjective
Allow the absorbent material to sit on the stain for two to three minutes and brush it off.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Blot the residue away with a dry absorbent cloth and leave the cardboard box to thoroughly air dry.
2. shock-absorbent
adjective. having the capacity to absorb the energy of an impact.
Synonyms
- absorptive
Antonyms
- nonabsorbency
- resistant
3. absorbent
noun. ['əbˈzɔrbənt'] a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance.
Synonyms
- sponge
- sorbent
- absorber
- absorbent cotton
- absorbent material
Antonyms
- undesirous
- wet
- impermeability
- leader
Etymology
- absorbens (Latin)