Antonyms of adj water-repellent

1 sense of water-repellent

Sense 1
water-repellent, water-resistant -- (hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent coat")

INDIRECT (VIA impermeable) -> permeable -- (allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water")

Similarity of adj water-repellent

1 sense of water-repellent

Sense 1
water-repellent, water-resistant -- (hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent coat")
       => impermeable (vs. permeable) -- (preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain")