- absorbent, absorptive - having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up (liquids); "as absorbent as a sponge"
Antonyms: nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive, repellent, resistant
- absorbent material, absorbent - a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
--1 is a kind of sorbent, sorbent material
--1 has particulars: sponge; absorber; absorbent cottonDerived form: verb absorb1