flooded

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adjective

flood·​ed ˈflə-dəd 

1

: covered or overfilled with an excess of water or some other liquid

a flooded field

a flooded carburetor/engine

2

: filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood

You won't find new customers in a flooded market.

flooded

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past tense and past participle of flood entry 2

Examples of flooded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Video posted on social media shows a car stuck in the flooded roadway. — Shane Hinton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Video shows teams of workers yanking ropes to ferry locals who were stranded on an embankment flanked by a flooded river. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

At least 82 people were rescued from the flooded area, most by helicopter, authorities said. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Social media video also showed rain leaking into subway stations and flooded streets. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flooded

• blooded
• budded
• studded
• thudded