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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb sponge which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

spongy
  1. Having the characteristics of a sponge, namely being absorbent, squishy or porous.
  2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. soft, cushioned, cushiony, squashy, springy, flabby, mushy, squishy, squooshy, compressible, light, spongiform, spongiose, squidgy, rubbery, plush, doughy, plushy, soft-sided, pulpy, cushionlike, flaccid, cushy, tender, downy, fleshy, not hard, supple, gloopy, gooey, sloppy, squelchy, oozy, gelatinous, slimy, pappy, slushy, pulpous, quaggy, soggy … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Tony, an avid collector of spongy penguins given out at various Linux events, now thinks computers were created by penguins, or vice versa.”
      “The spongy slime was a surprise hit with the kids.”
      “The spongy cake will absorb most of the liquid poured over it.”
spongiose
  1. Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. spongy, soft, cushioned, cushiony, squashy, springy, flabby, mushy, squishy, squooshy, compressible, light, spongiform, squidgy, rubbery, porous, absorbent, absorptive, spongelike, sponge-like … more
spongeable
  1. Suitable for cleaning with a damp sponge.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. washable, launderable, cleanable, cleansable, lavable, rinsable, rinseable, scrubbable, wipable, wipeable, batheable, scourable … more
spongiform
  1. Like a sponge, porous, full of holes.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. spongy, soft, cushioned, cushiony, squashy, springy, flabby, mushy, squishy, squooshy, compressible, light, spongiose, squidgy, rubbery, absorbent, bibulous, thirsty, permeable, absorptive, porous, imbibing, assimilative, receptive, retentive, blotting, pervious, pregnable, soaking, sorbefacient, sponge-like … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is a fatal disease of the central nervous system.”
      “Scientists originally believed the goat had scrapie, a disease similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.”
      “Routine post-mortem testing did not rule out BSE, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly called mad cow.”
spongious
  1. Characteristic of a sponge; spongy
spongelike
  1. Like a sponge; spongy.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. porous, spongy, absorbent, absorptive, spongiose, sponge-like
  3. Examples:
      4. “Most warm-season grasses develop thatch, a spongelike layer of roots, runners, and grass blades just above the soil surface.”
      “Dirt, weeds and sawdust adhere to the paint, forming porous cavities and rough, spongelike surfaces.”
      “In this group, the cortex of the os sacrum was destroyed and had a spongelike rather than compact appearance.”
spongeous
  1. Alternative form of spongious
spongey
  1. Alternative spelling of spongy
spongivorous
  1. That feeds on sponges
spongoid
  1. Resembling sponge.
spongeless
  1. Without a sponge.
spongier
  1. comparative form of spongy: more spongy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. softer, squashier, springier, flabbier, mushier, squishier, squooshier, lighter, squidgier, rubberier, more cushiony, more compressible, more spongiose, plusher, doughier, plushier, more cushionlike, more flaccid, cushier, more yielding, tenderer, downier, fleshier, suppler, more pliable, gloopier, gooier, sloppier, squelchier, oozier, pulpier, slimier, pappier, slushier, more gelatinous, more pulpous, quaggier … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The rolls are nicely crusty, although a bit spongier on the inside than a regular wheat roll.”
      “As one might expect, a membrane keyboard has a softer, spongier feel to the typist but produces less noise than a mechanical keyboard.”
      “The Alora Deep-Pan pizzas, with a thicker and spongier crust, have been especially designed for young people who prefer stronger more consistent flavours.”
spongiest
  1. superlative form of spongy: most spongy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. softest, squashiest, springiest, flabbiest, mushiest, squishiest, squooshiest, lightest, squidgiest, rubberiest, most cushiony, most compressible, most spongiose, plushest, doughiest, plushiest, most flaccid, most cushionlike, cushiest, most yielding, downiest, fleshiest, tenderest, supplest, most pliable, gloopiest, gooiest, sloppiest, squelchiest, ooziest, pulpiest, slimiest, pappiest, slushiest, most gelatinous, most pulpous, quaggiest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In my experience, the XD trigger is the crispest, and the trigger on the Glock the spongiest, but to be honest they are all very similar.”
sponged
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sponge
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleaned, cleansed, bathed, laved, washed, doused, rinsed, sluiced, showered, swilled, shampooed, soaped, cleaned up, washed up, scrubbed, soaked, wiped, douched, hosed, had a bath, freshened up, brushed up, laundered, swabbed, dipped, drenched, tubbed, flushed, lipped, dowsed, scrubbed down, taken a bath, took a bath, taken a shower, washed down, washed out, washed oneself, scrubbed yourself down, took a shower, cleaned oneself, had a shower, had a wash, immersed yourself, freshened, powdered your nose, changed, mopped … more
sponging
  1. present participle of sponge
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleaning, cleansing, bathing, laving, washing, dousing, rinsing, sluicing, showering, swilling, shampooing, soaping, cleaning up, washing up, scrubbing, soaking, wiping, douching, hosing, taking a bath, having a bath, taking a shower, brushing up, freshening up, swabbing, laundering, dipping, drenching, dowsing, flushing, lipping, tubbing, having a wash, cleaning oneself, washing oneself, scrubbing yourself down, washing out, having a shower, washing down, scrubbing down, immersing yourself, freshening, powdering your nose, changing, mopping, rubbing … more
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