inundate
Flood beyond capacity
To inundate is to flood or overwhelm with quantity.
Water inundates low-lying areas during storms.
More often the word is figurative: We were inundated with applications, The office was inundated with calls.
The sense is always of more than can be comfortably handled—a deluge that threatens to swamp the recipient.
Severe overflow of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
swamp · overflow · floodwaters · surge · cascade · monsoon · cloudburst · watershed
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- snowed underOverwhelmed by obligations
overrun · barraged · avalanche · onslaught · flooded · deluged · buried · drowning
Soak something completely
- soakSaturate with liquid
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- permeateSpread through entirely
- steepRising at sharp angle
sodden · sopping · waterlogged · soaked · drenched · immerse · infuse · penetrate
Digital written messages
- requestsFormal expressions of want
- messagesSent pieces of communication
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
- callsContacts by telephone
applications · data · paperwork · inquiries · complaints · spam · inbox · correspondence
deluge
Severe overflow of water
engulf · swamp · overflow · floodwaters · surge · cascade · monsoon · cloudburst · watershed · levee
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
snowed under · overrun · barraged · avalanche · onslaught · flooded · deluged · buried · drowning · overburdened
drench
Soak something completely
steep · sodden · sopping · waterlogged · soaked · drenched · immerse · infuse · penetrate · imbue
emails
Digital written messages
- requestsFormal expressions of want
- messagesSent pieces of communication
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
calls · applications · data · paperwork · inquiries · complaints · spam · inbox · correspondence · alerts
- overflowingoverflow, brimming, brimful, running over, spill
- pour inflood, rush, stream, gush, cascade
- liquid flowpour, flow, gush, spill, drip
- heap onpile on, load up, stack up, pack on, add on
- heavy precipitationdownpour, deluge, torrent, cloudburst, monsoon
- mob attackswarm, mob, gang up, pile on, dogpile
inundateunderwhelm
Fail to impress
spare · relieve · unburden · deprive · leave alone