engulfed
Swallowed up whole
Engulfed describes being completely surrounded or swallowed up by something overwhelming.
Flames engulf a building; floodwaters engulf a town.
The word works for abstract forces too: She was engulfed by grief.
The scandal engulfed the administration.
Something engulfed has been overtaken entirely, often suddenly.
Intense sorrow from loss
- despairTotal absence of hope
- fearEmotional response to threat
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- rageIntense, violent anger
sorrow · anguish · turmoil · passion · terror · dread · anxiety · guilt
Prevail against difficulty
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
- consumeTake in fully
- swallowSend down the throat
- overtakePass while moving faster
inundate · swamp · besiege · grip · seize · wash over · immerse · drown
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
- blazeIntense burning fire
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
- fireCombustion with flames
incinerate · combustion · pyre · firestorm · ember · immolate · scorch · sear
Severe overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- tsunamiSeismic sea surge
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
surge · swamp · submerge · drown · floodwaters · rising waters · flash flood · monsoon
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
rage · sorrow · anguish · turmoil · passion · terror · dread · anxiety · guilt · shame
overcome
Prevail against difficulty
overtake · inundate · swamp · besiege · grip · seize · wash over · immerse · drown · flood
inferno
Devastating, uncontrollable blaze
- blazeIntense burning fire
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- conflagrationLarge destructive blaze
fire · incinerate · combustion · pyre · firestorm · ember · immolate · scorch · sear · char
deluge
Severe overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- tsunamiSeismic sea surge
overflow · surge · swamp · submerge · drown · floodwaters · rising waters · flash flood · monsoon · tidal wave
shroud
Burial cloth or covering
blanket · mantle · fog · mist · darkness · shadow · cloud · haze · smog · murk
- floodsflood damage, flood warning, deluge, flood warnings, flash floods
- on fireablaze, alight, blazing, burning, flaming
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, burnt out, burned out
- swept awayoverwhelmed, carried away, overcome, washed away, submerged
- financial ruinbankrupt, bankruptcy, bust, busted, broke
- drowned outmuffled, overpowered, inaudible, blotted out, covered up