Oooh, sick! What is that stuff? It's all spongy.
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Spongy
//ˈspʌnd͡ʒi//
Synonyms for "spongy" (128 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (64)
Adjective(36 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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2 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- σομφός adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- χαῦνος adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Bulgarian
3 entries- гъбест adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- порест adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- пропит adj (soaked and soft)
Catalan
1 entries- esponjós adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 暄軟 /暄软 adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Finnish
1 entries- kuohkea adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
French
1 entries- spongieux adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Galician
1 entries- esponxoso adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
German
2 entries- schwammartig adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- schwammig adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Hungarian
1 entries- szivacsos adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Italian
1 entries- spugnoso adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Latin
2 entries- spongius adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- spongiōsus adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Māori
4 entries- kurupetipeti adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- kōpūtoitoi adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- kōpūtoitoi adj (soaked and soft)
- pūngorungoru adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Polish
1 entries- gąbczasty adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Russian
1 entries- губчатый adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Spanish
2 entries- esponjoso adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- fofo adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Tagalog
2 entries- langkal adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- muyag adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Turkish
2 entries- süngerimsi adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
- süngersi adj (absorbent, squishy, porous)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The ground is spongy.
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Seitan is spongy.
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Gut bacteria break down soluble fiber, which includes pectin from apples, berries and citrus, into short chain fatty acids. Marsland says the fatty acids interact with spongy tissue inside the bones, where protective immune cells are produced, and help quiet immune system overactivity. An overzealous immune reaction can lead to inflammation.
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