Synonyms of drowned

drowned 1 of 2

adjective

as in flooded

Related Words

• flooded
• submerged
• washed
• bathed
• soaked
• drenched
• overflowed
• saturated
• dripping
• waterlogged
• sodden
• watered
• soggy
• soaking
• inundated
• logged
• awash
• deluged
• sopping
• bedraggled
• splashed
• doused
• dipped
• hydrated
• wet
• watery
• swamped
• soused
• water-soaked
• soppy
• saturate
• aqueous
• dunked
• irrigated
• steeped
• rinsed
• moist
• flushed
• damp
• sluiced
• humid
• clammy
• boggy
• dank
• laved
• miry
• squashy
• dampish
• seepy
• sloppy
• wettish
• semimoist

Dissimilar Words

• dry
• arid
• unwatered
• waterless
• bone-dry
• baked
• dehydrated
• waterproof
• watertight
• water-resistant
• hyperarid
• parched
• thirsty
• ultradry
• water-repellent
• sunbaked
• wrung
• droughty
• sere
• freeze-dried

drowned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of drown

1

as in engulfed

to cover with a flood

whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooded
• engulfed
• overwhelmed
• submerged
• inundated
• swamped
• deluged
• overflowed
• flushed
• submersed
• gulfed
• overcame
• smothered
• flowed
• wet
• poured
• drenched
• avalanched
• soaked
• sluiced
• gushed
• overran
• spurted
• streamed
• spouted
• doused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drained
• dried
• parched
• dehydrated

2

as in soaked

to wet thoroughly with liquid

drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaked
• saturated
• drenched
• impregnated
• submerged
• immersed
• macerated
• steeped
• washed
• dipped
• sopped
• soddened
• soused
• waterlogged
• inundated
• penetrated
• swamped
• marinated
• watered
• bathed
• seethed
• permeated
• infiltrated
• water-soaked
• doused
• moistened
• hydrated
• presoaked
• swilled
• damped
• dampened
• humidified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dried
• wrung (out)
• emptied
• drained
• parched
• dehydrated
• seared
• desiccated
• voided
• dehumidified

3

as in wet

to make wet

cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wet
• washed
• flooded
• soaked
• watered
• drenched
• submerged
• rinsed
• bathed
• waterlogged
• bedraggled
• flushed
• doused
• splashed
• damped
• dipped
• sprinkled
• inundated
• water-soaked
• sopped
• soused
• soddened
• showered
• deluged
• swamped
• saturated
• wet down
• moistened
• overflowed
• drizzled
• hydrated
• misted
• impregnated
• dampened
• humidified
• steeped
• sluiced
• dunked
• irrigated
• bedewed
• sloshed
• laved
• ducked
• hosed (down)
• aspersed
• moisturized
• rehydrated
• rewashed
• rewet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dried
• scorched
• evaporated
• parched
• dehydrated
• seared
• desiccated
• dewatered
• wrung
• freeze-dried
• drip-dried
• dehumidified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drowned

Verb

Despite its size, 2026 ED138 was able to avoid detection for all these years because it’s located in a part of the night sky that’s crowded with stars whose light drowned it out. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

An active fan is better than an overheated laptop, but the Raider 16 Max HX B2W's excellent speakers don't do much good when the sound gets drowned out. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Equally weighting stocks ensures companies in smaller industries aren’t drowned out by massive ones, like Big Tech. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Mothers who beat, shook, shot, drowned, strangled, and stabbed their babies. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Two out of every three stocks within the S&P 500 rose Thursday, only to get drowned out by the drops for more influential tech stocks. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Wood, at age 43, drowned off the coast of Santa Catalina during a weekend aboard the family yacht, the Splendour. — Gustavo Egusquiza, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

But, according to my kids anyway, they’re drowned out by the very thin ones. — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

And when the track finally resumed, the lyrics were nearly drowned out by the eruption of cheers as his silhouette was illuminated by golden lights. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026