flooded
Awash with water
Flooded describes something overwhelmed by water or, figuratively, by abundance.
A flooded basement has water where it shouldn't be.
A flooded market has too much supply.
To be flooded with requests or emotions is to receive more than you can handle: My inbox is flooded.
A flooded engine has too much fuel to start properly.
Below the surface
- drownedDied by submersion
- sunkenDescended beneath water level
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
plunged · submerged · swallowed · depths · inundated · covered · buried · overwhelmed
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
snowed under · deluged · barraged · overloaded · buried · drowning in · avalanche · onslaught
Thoroughly wet throughout
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- soppingThoroughly wet through
dripping · saturated · soggy · dampened · moistened · wet · moisture · puddles
Exceeding capacity, spilling out
- rising watersIncreasing water levels
- breachBreaking of agreement
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- surgeSudden powerful increase
spillway · swollen · banks · backwater · overbank · highwater · flashflood · river
Intense precipitation event
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
precipitation · cascade · outpour · rainstorm · sheets of rain · driving rain · tropical storm · thunderstorm
underwater
Below the surface
engulfed · plunged · submerged · swallowed · depths · inundated · covered · buried · overwhelmed · capsized
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
besieged · snowed under · deluged · barraged · overloaded · buried · drowning in · avalanche · onslaught · influx
soaked
Thoroughly wet throughout
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
sopping · dripping · saturated · soggy · dampened · moistened · wet · moisture · puddles · dampness
overflowing
Exceeding capacity, spilling out
- rising watersIncreasing water levels
- breachBreaking of agreement
- leveeRiver flood barrier
surge · spillway · swollen · banks · backwater · overbank · highwater · flashflood · river · creek
downpour
Intense precipitation event
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
rainfall · precipitation · cascade · outpour · rainstorm · sheets of rain · driving rain · tropical storm · thunderstorm · squall
- path conditionsmuddy, rocky, icy, slippery, wet
- obstacle wordsimpassable, blocking, steep, slippery, treacherous
- overloadoverload, overwhelmed, excess, surplus, maxed out
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, burnt out, burned out
- saturatedsoaked, drenched, waterlogged, soggy, sopping
- wetland featureswaterlogged, saturated, muddy, boggy, swampy
- Noah's floodScripture's world-drowning catastrophe
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- flood warningAlert about rising waters
- flash floodingRapid overflow from storms
- flood zoneArea susceptible to inundation
- flood plainRiver-adjacent overflow zone
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