waterlogged
Heavy with moisture
Waterlogged describes something so saturated with water that it can barely function.
A waterlogged boat sits dangerously low, heavy with absorbed water.
Waterlogged soil can't drain; waterlogged wood has lost its structural integrity.
The word often implies damage or uselessness from prolonged exposure: The field was too waterlogged to play on.
Thoroughly wet throughout
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
spongy · absorbent · heavy · laden · weighted · burdensome · squelching · dripping
Waterlogged land with vegetation
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- fenLow marshy ground
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
quagmire · mire · muddy · slushy · flooded · submerged · inundated · puddle
soaked
Thoroughly wet throughout
soggy · spongy · absorbent · heavy · laden · weighted · burdensome · squelching · dripping · logged
swamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
wetland · quagmire · mire · muddy · slushy · flooded · submerged · inundated · puddle · slough
sinking
Falling through water
- founderingFailing completely, sinking
- capsizedFlipped upside down, nautically
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
bilge · bailing · hull · leaking · listing · scuttled · shipwreck · flooded · submerged · unseaworthy
ruined
Damaged beyond recovery
buckled · decayed · mildewed · moldy · deteriorated · damaged · softened · weakened · compromised · salvage
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- floodingmonsoon, flash flood, flood damage, flood zone, river flood
- ground conditionsmud, ice, snow, sand, gravel
- moisture termsmoisture, humidity, wetness, dampness, dryness
- path conditionsmuddy, rocky, icy, slippery, wet
- saturatedsoaked, drenched, soggy, sopping, sodden
waterloggedwaterproof
Impervious to moisture
watertight · water-resistant · water-repellent · impermeable · sealed