submerged

adjective

sub·​merged səb-ˈmərjd 

1

: covered with water

2

: submersed sense b

3

: sunk in poverty and misery

4

: hidden, suppressed

submerged emotions

Synonyms of submerged

• underwater
• aquatic
• submarine

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving

Recent Examples on the Web

They are designed to sneak in close to their target undetected, and launch surprise attacks while remaining submerged. —James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026

On Sunday, their aerial unit located his submerged pickup truck in a canal off East Cypress Creek Road, with his body inside. —Joan Murray, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026

Later clarification confirmed that the submarine is still preparing for submerged operations. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026

Boats often post up in the channel between the two islands, where sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor designed the first underwater eco-museum in France and the Mediterranean—the six submerged statues are in water shallow enough to snorkel around. —Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for submerged

• reemerged
• converged
• diverged
• emerged
• merged
• purged
• scourged
• surged
• urged
• verged