| Main Entry: | absorptive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absorbent |
Synonyms: |
assimilative, bibulous, penetrable, permeable, spongy |
| Main Entry: | absorbent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | capable of physically taking in a liquid |
Synonyms: |
absorptive, bibulous, dry, imbibing, penetrable, permeable, porous, pregnable, retentive, spongy, thirsty |
Antonyms: |
impermeable |
| Main Entry: | permeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absorbent, penetrable |
Synonyms: |
absorptive, accessible, enterable, passable, pervious, porose, porous, spongelike, spongy |
Antonyms: |
inpenetrable, unpermeable |
| Main Entry: | porous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having holes; absorbent |
Synonyms: |
absorptive, penetrable, permeable, pervious, spongelike, spongy |
Antonyms: |
impermeable |
| Main Entry: | spongy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cushioned, absorbent |
Synonyms: |
absorptive, cribriform, cushiony, elastic, light, mushy, pappy, porous, pulpous, pulpy, resilient, rubbery, soft, springy, squishy, yielding |
Antonyms: |
hard, impermeable, inflexible |
| Main Entry: | assimilative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absorbent |
Synonyms: |
absorptive, assimilating, assimilatory, bibulous, permeable |
| Main Entry: | bibulous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absorbent |
Synonyms: |
absorptive, permeable, porous, spongy |