Master confusing words with ease
Damp vs. Dank
Damp
/dæmp/Examples:
The basement was cold and damp after the heavy rain.Her eyes felt damp as she remembered the sad news.He wiped the damp table with a dry cloth.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Dank
/dæŋk/Examples:
The cellar had a dank, musty odor that lingered.His humor had a dank edge that not everyone appreciated.She shivered in the building's dank, damp corridors.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Ways to tell them apart:
- Damp often refers to something that is slightly wet, like when you leave a towel out and it doesn't dry completely.
- Dank usually has a negative connotation, referring to something unpleasantly moist, like a musty basement.
- Think of damp as a gentle, minor wetness; dank as a more severe, often unwelcome wetness.
- If you step outside after it rains and feel a light moisture, thats damp'.
- Imagine a wet cave that smells moldy and feels cold, thats dank'.
© 2025 Lithium Lab Pte Ltd