inundating
Drowning in excess
Inundating is overwhelming with quantity—flooding, swamping, deluging.
Water inundates low-lying areas during storms.
More often figurative: They were inundated with requests.
The word suggests being buried under more than you can handle, whether emails, applications, or information.
Violent rushing flow
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
engulf · flashflood · breach · levee · stormwater · runoff · highwater · spate
Attack without ceasing
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- besiegeSurround to force surrender
overpower · swamp · avalanche · deluge · overrun · overtake · flood · beset
Flowing in violent streams
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
precipitation · thunderstorm · drenching · sheets · pelting · driving rain · soaking · waterfall
Thoroughly wet throughout
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soppingThoroughly wet through
permeating · steeped · suffused · imbued · saturated · awash · flooded · percolating
torrent
Violent rushing flow
submerge · engulf · flashflood · breach · levee · stormwater · runoff · highwater · spate · dike
bombard
Attack without ceasing
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
besiege · overpower · swamp · avalanche · deluge · overrun · overtake · flood · beset · assail
torrential
Flowing in violent streams
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
cascade · precipitation · thunderstorm · drenching · sheets · pelting · driving rain · soaking · waterfall · gushing
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
sopping · permeating · steeped · suffused · imbued · saturated · awash · flooded · percolating · seeping
- water actionswatering, soaking, spraying, dripping, moistening
- overwhelming verbsdrowning, crushing, smothering, swamping, engulfing
- Too Muchoverflowing, spilling, stuffing, cramming, packing
inundatingdraining
Depleting one's reserves
drying · emptying · receding · ebbing · evaporating
inundatingdepriving
Taking something from someone
starving · underwhelming · neglecting · skimping · sparing