Synonyms for Sponging

Synonyms for "sponging" (148 found)

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Closest matches (30)

abject ablution absorbency absorbent absorption adsorbent adsorptionapple polishingapple-polishing ass-kissing assimilationback scratchingbackscratching beggarly blotter blottingblotting paperbone-lazy bootlicking brown-nosing

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cadging chemisorption chemosorptioncleaning outcowering crawling cringing

Noun(3 words)

absorb absorbent absorption

Strong matches (44)

crouching digestion dilatorydo nothingdo-nothing doless douche douching dronish drony easy elution elutriation endosmosis enema engrossment ergophobic exosmosis faineant fawnery

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fawning flattering flunkyism flush flushingflushing outfootlickinggood-for-nothinggroveling handshaking hangdog indolent infiltration ingratiating ingratiation insinuation irrigation laggard lathering

Noun(5 words)

dab dependent freeload freeloading imbibition

Related words (74)

lavabo lavage lavation laving lax lazy mealymouthed mealymouthedness mendicancy moppingmopping upnonaggressive obeisance obeisant obsequious obsequiousnesson bended kneeosmosis parasitic parasitism

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Noun(13 words)

leech leeching leechlike mooch mooching parasitic porous soaking spongy stipple texturize wicking wipe

Verb(1 words)

mooched

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

10 entries

absorption cleaningdecorative techniquedependencehuman behaviormaterial propertyphysical propertyprocesssocial behaviortechnique

More specific

15 entries

absorb moistureabsorbent materialcapillary absorptiondab colorfreeload imbibition leech leechingleeching behaviormoochmooching behaviorpanhandlingporous materialtexturingwipe down

Collocations

12 entries

sponging actionsponging behaviorsponging capacitysponging downsponging experimentsponging materialsponging offsponging surfacesponging techniquesponging tendencysponging upspongy materials

Inflections

3 entries

sponged sponges spongings

Derivations

8 entries

sponge spongelike sponger spongier spongiest spongily sponginess spongy

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He's still sponging off his father.

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He's still sponging off his parents.

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He doesn't work, but only thinks of sponging off his relatives.

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"Senpai, please treat me to lunch!" "You should stop forever sponging off of me." "It's alright isn't it? Didn't you get payment from your part time job yesterday?" "I guess it can't be helped. What do you want to eat?"

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Sponging