Synonyms & related words for osmosis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of osmosis — including exosmosis, endosmosis, diffusion, absorption, sorption, percolation. 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 osmosis

Explore words related to osmosis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include chemosmosis, osmose, osmotically, osmotic, electrodialysis, semipermeable, permeation, filtration. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for osmosis

Common synonyms for osmosis include exosmosis, endosmosis, diffusion, absorption, sorption, percolation, adsorption, assimilation — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does osmosis come from?

The word osmosis breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root osm-, from Greek osmos (“push, thrust”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.