SPONGY Synonyms

• having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)

• a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance

• open to or abounding in fresh air

• not practical or realizable; speculative

• having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air

• characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

• elastic; rebounds readily

• marked by lively action

• capable of being compressed or made more compact

• capable of being easily compressed

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy

• a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

• a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• like down or as soft as down

• having the consistency of mush

• effusively or insincerely emotional

• full of pores or vessels or holes

• able to absorb fluids

• allowing passage in and out

• recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

• elastic; rebounds readily

• elastic; rebounds readily

• (of movements) light and confidently active

• easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility

• like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed

• like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness

• (of soil) soft and watery

• easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility