Synonyms & related words for hydrophobic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hydrophobic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hydrophobic

Explore words related to hydrophobic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hydrophobe, aquaphobic, hydrophilic, hydrophobicity, amphiphile, hydrophilicity, amphiphilic, amphipathic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hydrophobic come from?

The word hydrophobic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: hydro, from Greek hydor (“water”); phob, from Greek phobos (“fear”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.