undrainable
Impossible to empty
Unable to be drained or emptied of liquid.
An undrainable abscess requires surgical intervention rather than simple aspiration.
The word appears most often in medical contexts—an undrainable fluid collection—but extends to any vessel or area that resists emptying: The swamp proved undrainable despite months of effort.
Saturated and soft
- marshySaturated with standing water
- swampyWaterlogged and soft
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- soddenSaturated with liquid
saturated · soaked · drenched · mucky · muddy · quagmire · fen · morass
Lacking absorbent openings
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- imperviousUnable to be affected
- cloggedBlocked by buildup
blocked · plugged · obstructed · compacted · impenetrable · resistant · coated · lined
Overwhelmed by quantity
- submergedBelow water's surface
- delugedOverwhelmed by abundance
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
awash · floodwater · floodplain · overflow · waterline · pumping · sump · basement
Cannot be used up
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
indefatigable · tenacious · steadfast · unflagging · unabating · unceasing · constant · perpetual
Cannot be used up
- bottomlessHaving no base
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- unfathomableBeyond comprehension or measurement
- immeasurableBeyond any quantification
insurmountable · unmanageable · crushing · inescapable · suffocating · engulfing · all-consuming · relentless
boggy
Saturated and soft
sodden · saturated · soaked · drenched · mucky · muddy · quagmire · fen · morass · wetland
nonporous
Lacking absorbent openings
- watertightPrevents liquid from passing
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
- imperviousUnable to be affected
clogged · blocked · plugged · obstructed · compacted · impenetrable · resistant · coated · lined · catchment
inundated
Overwhelmed by quantity
engulfed · awash · floodwater · floodplain · overflow · waterline · pumping · sump · basement · levee
inexhaustible
Cannot be used up
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
unstoppable · indefatigable · tenacious · steadfast · unflagging · unabating · unceasing · constant · perpetual · interminable
inexhaustible
Cannot be used up
- bottomlessHaving no base
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- unfathomableBeyond comprehension or measurement
immeasurable · insurmountable · unmanageable · crushing · inescapable · suffocating · engulfing · all-consuming · relentless · mounting