immersed
Plunged completely under
Immersed means plunged into or surrounded by something, typically liquid: The slides were immersed in a chemical bath.
More often the word describes deep mental engagement—being so absorbed in something that outside distractions fade: She was completely immersed in her book.
To be immersed in a culture or language is to be surrounded by it constantly, learning through direct experience rather than formal study.
Thoroughly wet throughout
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soppingThoroughly wet through
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
sodden · dripping · doused · steeped · marinated · wet · dampened · soaking
Took in fully
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- raptDeeply absorbed, fascinated
riveted · mesmerized · engrossed · spellbound · gripped · hooked · lost · wrapped
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
waterlogged · sodden · dripping · doused · steeped · marinated · wet · dampened · soaking · splashed
absorbed
Took in fully
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
rapt · riveted · mesmerized · engrossed · spellbound · gripped · hooked · lost · wrapped · preoccupied
surrounded
Bounded on all sides
encased · swathed · cloaked · blanketed · enveloped · bathed · ensconced · steeped · buried · swallowed
underwater
Below the surface
sunk · sunken · dive · scuba · aquatic · marine · depths · water · ocean · sea
- captivatedspellbound, entranced, enthralled, mesmerized, rapt
- underwaterunderwater, sea bed, seabed, seafloor, ocean floor
- Captivated Statescaptivated, absorbed, engrossed, entranced, spellbound
- depthsabyss, deep, bottom, chasm, fathomless
- saturatedsoaked, drenched, waterlogged, soggy, sopping
- Reading Statesskimming, scanning, browsing, studying, speed reading
immerseddistracted
Unable to concentrate
inattentive · unfocused · absent-minded · disengaged · absentminded
immersedsurfaced
Came into view
emerged · afloat · above water · unsubmerged · floating
immerseddetached
Apart or uninvolved
uninvolved · disinterested · apathetic · indifferent · uninterested
- immersive experiencesActivities that fully engage
- cultural immersionEmbedding oneself in foreign traditions
- immersion blenderHandheld motor with blade
- language immersionAll-target-tongue learning environment
- total immersionCompletely surrounded or engulfed
- French immersionSchooling conducted in Francophone
immerse, immersion, immersing, immersive, immerses, immersions, immersible