This paper has very good absorption.
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Absorption
/æbˈsɔɹp.ʃn̩/
Synonyms for "absorption" (177 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (36)
ablationabsence of mindabsentmindednessabsorbed attentionabsorbencyabsorbentabstractednessabstractionadsorbentadsorptionapplicationassimilationattentionattritionbemusementbileblotterblottingblotting paperbrown study
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Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
acoustic dissipation
Strong matches (53)
concentrationconsumptioncontemplationcontemplativenessdaydreamdaydreamerdaydreamingdeep studydeep thoughtdepletiondepth of thoughtdigestiondigestive systemdraindreamdreamingearnestnesseating upembarrassmentendosmosis
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engagementengrossmentenmeshmententanglementerosionexhaustionexosmosisexpendingexpenditurefantasyfantasyingfinishingfit of abstractiongastric juicegastrointestinal tractimbibingimmersion
Noun(14 words)
concentrationdampingdamping relatedenergy uptakeengagementsengrossmentfascinationsflowflowsheat uptakeimmerse in workimmersingimmersionimmersione italian
Adjective(2 words)
digestive system functiondutch concentratie
Related words (88)
Noun(18 words)
implicationimpoverishmentinclusioninfiltrationingestionintentnessinterestintestinal juiceinvolutioninvolvementlivermeditationmelancholymonomaniamooningmoonrakingmusemusefulnessmusingmuted ecstasy
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obsessionosmosispancreaspancreatic digestionpancreatic juicepensivenesspercolationpipe dreampipe-dreamingpredigestionpreoccupationprofound thoughtrapt attentionreflectivenessrelationreveriesalivasalivary digestionsalivary glandssecondary digestionseepagesingle-mindednesssoaking-upsorptionspeculativenessspendingspongespongingsquanderingstargazingstudiousnessstudysubmersiontaking intaking-inthoughtfulnesstranceusing upwalter mittywastagewastewastefulnesswasting awaywearing awaywearing downwistfulnesswoolgathering
Adjective(3 words)
intense focusmechanical dampingswedish koncentration
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: ablation, absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorbance, absorbed attention.
- Sentence evidence is available for absorption, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "absorption".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "absorption"
Keep "absorption" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "absorption" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "absorption", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "absorption" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesactionactivityattentionbiological processcognitive stateenergy transfermass transfermaterial interactionnatural actionnatural processorganic processphenomenonphysical interactionphysical processsocial processsorption
Showing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
6 entriesgas absorptionheat absorptionlight absorptionsoil absorptionsound absorptionwater absorption
Collocations
6 entriesabsorption coefficientabsorption rateabsorption spectrumheat absorptionlight absorptionwater absorption
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
84 translations across 33 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اِسْتِيعَاب noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Bulgarian
4 entries- абсо́рбция noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- абсо́рбция noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- всму́кване noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- поглъ́щане noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 吸收 noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- 吸收 noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Czech
2 entries- absorpce noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- vstřebání noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Danish
3 entries- absorbering noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorption noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorption noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Dutch
3 entries- absorptie noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorptie f incorporatie noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- opzuiging noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Esperanto
3 entries- absorbiteco noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- absorbiĝo noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- absorbo noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Estonian
3 entries- imendumine noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- neeldumine noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- neeldumine noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Finnish
4 entries- imeyttäminen noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- imeytyminen noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- sulauttaminen noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- sulautuminen noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
French
2 entries- absorption noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorption noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Galician
1 entries- absorción noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
German
2 entries- Absorption noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- Absorption noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Greek
2 entries- απορρόφηση noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- απορρόφηση noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Hebrew
4 entries- בליעה noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- היבלעות noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- היקלטות noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- התמזגות noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Hindi
2 entries- अवशोषण noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- अवशोषण noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Indonesian
2 entries- absorpsi noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorpsi noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Japanese
4 entries- 併合 noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- 吸い込み noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- 吸収 noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- 吸収 noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Korean
1 entries- 흡수 noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Malay
4 entries- absorpsi noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorpsi noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- penyerapan noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- penyerapan noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Malayalam
1 entries- ആഗിരണം noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Māori
1 entries- mitikanga noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- absorbering noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorbering noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- absorpsjon noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorpsjon noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- absorpsjon noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Polish
4 entries- absorbowanie noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- absorpcja noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- pochłanianie noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- pochłanianie noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Portuguese
2 entries- absorção noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorção noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Romanian
3 entries- absorbire noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorbție noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorbție noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Russian
4 entries- абсо́рбция noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- впи́тывание noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- вса́сывание noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- поглоще́ние noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- apsorpcija noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- апсорпција noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Spanish
1 entries- absorción noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Swahili
1 entries- ufyonzaji noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Swedish
1 entries- uppsugning noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Tagalog
2 entries- higop noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- sipsip noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
Turkish
4 entries- absorpsiyon noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- absorpsiyon noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
- soğurma noun (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything)
- soğurma noun (act or process of being absorbed and made to disappear)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Entry, transportation, breaking-down and absorption of food is possible, thanks to a series of conduits, tissues and organs that constitute the digestive system. They all work together in a coordinated fashion in order to better assimilate the substances consumed every day, supplying us with energy and easing our development.
Source: tatoeba (4624588)
Hard surfaces, such as concrete, cover large portions of land, impede the natural absorption of water, and thus exacerbate surficial erosion on adjacent unprotected land.
Source: tatoeba (6604284)
What's the difference between absorption and adsorption?
Source: tatoeba (10856485)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "absorption"?
Closest matches include ablation, absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorbance, absorbed attention.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "absorption"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.