submergence
Descent beneath water
Submergence is the state of being submerged—covered or hidden beneath water or another substance.
The term appears in discussions of flooding, rising sea levels, and coastal erosion: The submergence of low-lying islands threatens their populations.
It can also describe figurative engulfment: her complete submergence in work.
Complete surrounding and absorption
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- saturationState of complete permeation
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
overcome · buried · flooded · consumed · overtaken · swept away · awash · deluged
Death by water inhalation
- founderingFailing completely, sinking
- capsizingWatercraft inverting suddenly
- plungeSudden steep descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
abyss · engulf · settling · subside · sinkage · going under · shipwreck · scuttling
Severe overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- surgeSudden powerful increase
swamping · engulfment · highwater · flashflood · overbank · pluvial · runoff · backwater
Ritual water purification ceremony
- divingEntering water deliberately
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
soak · dunking · plunge · underwater · drenching · steeping · freediving · submersible
engulfment
Complete surrounding and absorption
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- saturationState of complete permeation
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
swamped · overcome · buried · flooded · consumed · overtaken · swept away · awash · deluged · overwhelmed
drowning
Death by water inhalation
- founderingFailing completely, sinking
- capsizingWatercraft inverting suddenly
- plungeSudden steep descent
descent · abyss · engulf · settling · subside · sinkage · going under · shipwreck · scuttling · waterlogged
deluge
Severe overflow of water
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- torrentViolent rushing flow
surge · swamping · engulfment · highwater · flashflood · overbank · pluvial · runoff · backwater · breach
baptism
Ritual water purification ceremony
- divingEntering water deliberately
- scubaPortable underwater breathing gear
- snorkelingSurface swimming with breathing tube
dip · soak · dunking · plunge · underwater · drenching · steeping · freediving · submersible · aquatic
shroud
Burial cloth or covering
hide · mask · engulf · enshroud · burial · hidden · beneath · covered · out of sight · disappearance
- Atlantislost city, lost continent, sunken city, Plato, Poseidon
- coastal floodingsea level rise, storm surge, king tide, king tides, high tide
submergenceexposure
State of being unprotected
revelation · emergence · uncovering · appearance · manifestation
emerge, emergency, submerge, immerse, merger, emerging, emergent, immersion, submerged