1. (verb)absorb become imbued Synonyms: engulf, occupy, sop up, assimilate, engross, draw, engage, take in, immerse, ingest, plunge, soak up, imbibe, take over, steep, take up, suck up, suck Antonyms: give out, emit, give off
2. (verb)absorb, assimilate, ingest, take in take up mentally Synonyms: earn, take in, engulf, put one over, gather in, suck up, assimilate, invite, befool, adopt, slang, gull, engross, pull in, put on, view, soak up, take, have, suck, occupy, make, see, take over, collect, gain, steep, ingest, realise, sop up, watch, receive, clear, imbibe, plunge, cod, fool, draw, bring in, overhear, catch, absorb, dupe, realize, immerse, consume, put one across, take up, engage, suck in Antonyms: give off, give out, emit
3. (verb)absorb, take over take up, as of debts or payments Synonyms: engulf, adopt, occupy, arrogate, relieve, sop up, accept, assimilate, engross, take on, buy up, draw, assume, bear, borrow, engage, take in, immerse, ingest, usurp, repeat, plunge, soak up, imbibe, take over, steep, buy out, take up, suck up, seize, absorb, suck Antonyms: give out, emit, give off
4. (verb)absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up take in, also metaphorically Synonyms: plunge, receive, occupy, withdraw, run, tie, ingest, draw, assume, resume, have, borrow, lactate, overhear, eviscerate, absorb, cast, take over, consume, earn, suckle, pull, draw and quarter, adopt, reap, draw in, scoop, fellate, bootlick, drink, gather in, steep, gull, get out, pull back, disembowel, collect, start, lift out, fool, suck, sidle up, breastfeed, put one across, truckle, go down on, seize on, realize, sop up, fasten on, blow, strike, take out, latch on, take up, delineate, see, pull in, take, quarter, catch, befool, make, hook on, wet-nurse, pull out, get, describe, puff, suck in, thread, soak up, drag, cotton up, shine up, attract, scoop up, cozy up, force, cod, toady, sorb, engage, trace, dupe, put on, kowtow, engulf, view, kotow, draw off, immerse, engross, invite, take in, pass, play up, give suck, line, slang, watch, fawn, suck up, bring in, clear, string, guide, depict, put one over, scoop out, assimilate, realise, imbibe, nurse, gain Antonyms: emit, give out, give off
5. (verb)absorb cause to become one with Synonyms: engulf, occupy, sop up, assimilate, engross, draw, engage, take in, immerse, ingest, plunge, soak up, imbibe, take over, steep, take up, suck up, suck Antonyms: give off, give out, emit
6. (verb)absorb, take in suck or take up or in Synonyms: earn, take in, engulf, put one over, gather in, suck up, assimilate, invite, befool, adopt, slang, gull, engross, pull in, put on, view, soak up, take, have, suck, occupy, make, see, take over, collect, gain, steep, ingest, realise, sop up, watch, receive, clear, imbibe, plunge, cod, fool, draw, bring in, overhear, catch, absorb, dupe, realize, immerse, consume, put one across, take up, engage, suck in Antonyms: emit, give out, give off
7. (verb)steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up devote (oneself) fully to Synonyms: engulf, douse, bury, occupy, sop up, swallow, dump, assimilate, engross, dunk, souse, launch, draw, eat up, absorb, engage, take in, immerse, swallow up, ingest, take up, plunk, dip, soak up, dive, imbibe, take over, steep, suck up, plunge, infuse, suck Antonyms: give out, give off, emit
8. (verb)absorb assimilate or take in Synonyms: engulf, occupy, sop up, assimilate, engross, draw, engage, take in, immerse, ingest, plunge, soak up, imbibe, take over, steep, take up, suck up, suck Antonyms: give out, give off, emit
9. (verb)absorb, engross, engage, occupy consume all of one's attention or time Synonyms: take in, suck up, affiance, enlist, plight, engross, use up, prosecute, lock, hire, soak up, take, worry, suck, employ, lodge in, fill, take over, invade, steep, concern, pursue, betroth, busy, sop up, lease, charter, imbibe, plunge, mesh, wage, reside, rent, interest, draw, assimilate, absorb, occupy, ingest, immerse, engulf, take up, operate, engage Antonyms: emit, give out, give off
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'absorb'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. absorb A fluid that is absorbed is taken up into the mass of the absorbing body, with which it may or may not permanently combine. Wood expands when it absorbs moisture, iron when it absorbs heat, Synonyms: absorb, consume, engross, suck up, take in, drink in, exhaust, swallow, take up, drink up, imbibe, swallow up Antonyms: cast out, dissipate, emit, put forth, shoot forth, disgorge, distract, exude, radiate, throw off, disperse, eject, give up, send out, vomit
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