- spongy, squashy, squishy, spongelike - resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"
Antonym: hard (indirect, via soft)
- spongy, spongelike - like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed
Antonyms: nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive (indirect, via absorbent)