overflowed
Ran over brim
Overflowed is the past tense of overflow—to spill beyond capacity or boundaries.
A river overflows its banks during flooding.
A cup overflows when filled past its brim.
The meaning extends to abundance generally: The room overflowed with guests.
In computing, a buffer or variable overflows when data exceeds its allocated space, often causing errors or crashes.
Defeated by sheer volume
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- welledRose and overflowed
- surgedIncreased suddenly and forcefully
- floodedCovered with water
bursting · brimming · gushing · uncontainable · swept · consumed · inundated · tears
Covered with water
- submergedBelow water's surface
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- drownedDied by submersion
deluge · surge · torrent · inundated · breach · levee · dam · spillway
Liquid that escaped containment
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- runoffExcess water drainage
- oozeSeep gradually out
trickle · gush · slosh · splatter · drip · escape · outpour · percolate
Existing in abundance
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
- teemingAbundantly full of
- brimmingFull to the top
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
copious · profuse · lavish · prolific · replete · runneth · abounding · gushing
Thoroughly soaked through
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- steepedSaturated by soaking
imbued · permeated · suffused · engorged · sopping · soggy · waterlogged · impregnated
Amount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
superfluous · redundant · overfilled · overstocked · overloaded · overcapacity · overrun · overshoot
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
flooded · bursting · brimming · gushing · uncontainable · swept · consumed · inundated · tears · emotion
flooded
Covered with water
drowned · deluge · surge · torrent · inundated · breach · levee · dam · spillway · floodplain
spillage
Liquid that escaped containment
ooze · trickle · gush · slosh · splatter · drip · escape · outpour · percolate · seep
plentiful
Existing in abundance
bursting · copious · profuse · lavish · prolific · replete · runneth · abounding · gushing · exuberant
saturated
Thoroughly soaked through
steeped · imbued · permeated · suffused · engorged · sopping · soggy · waterlogged · impregnated · infused
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
oversupply · superfluous · redundant · overfilled · overstocked · overloaded · overcapacity · overrun · overshoot · overage
overflowedcontained
Kept within limits
held · fit · stayed put · drained · emptied
- full to overflowingFilled past the limit
- stack overflowExceeded call depth
- overflow holeSecondary drain opening
- toilet overflowFixture water spillage
- overflow drainEmergency water escape route
- overflow parkingSupplementary vehicle storage area