saturated

1. 1.

   being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance

   “a saturated solution”

   Synonymsconcentrated

   Antonymsunsaturated

   Similarsupersaturated
2. 2.

   used especially of organic compounds; having all available valence bonds filled

   “saturated fats”

   Antonymsunsaturated

   chemistry

3. 3.

   (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

   Synonymspure

   Antonymsunsaturated

   Similarintense

Questions about saturated

What does saturated mean?

saturated means "being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in saturated?

saturated has 4 syllables: sat-u-ra-ted. The stress falls on "sat". In IPA it is /ˈsætʃɚˌeɪtɪd/.

What is another word for saturated?

Close synonyms include concentrated, pure. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of saturated?

The recorded antonyms are unsaturated, unsaturated, unsaturated.

Is saturated a common word?

saturated is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with saturated?

40 words rhyme with saturated. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.