DROWNED Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in flooded

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verb

past tense of drown

as in engulfed

to cover with a flood whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

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as in soaked

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

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as in wet

to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

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The rest of us either quietly grumbled, or our comments were drowned in a sea of nastiness. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 His final words drowned in a din of shouts and sparkling spray, as the Astros feted an aspiration fulfilled. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026 This was after Chief Compounce, the former owner of the land, drowned himself in the lake the day before the land was turned over to developers. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Crump and Wells’ parents questioned how the panel could determine Wells likely drowned, when both the official and independent autopsies said the cause of death could not be determined. — Sophie Bates, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Both Crump and Wells' parents questioned how the panel could determine Wells drowned, when both the official and independent autopsies said the cause of death could not be determined. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 At Tuesday’s news conference, Wonsley questioned how, given those findings, the grand jury concluded that Wells had accidentally drowned. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 His daughter's husband, who drank heavily, toppled off his boat and drowned. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 Mason Kearns drowned when the flooding wedged him into a storm drain. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

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What drivers may not know is that saving a few extra minutes going through a flooded roadway — or leaving your car parked in the water — could cost thousands later on.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Some people were even spotted kayaking down a flooded street.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

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Video released Wednesday morning captured the moments when a Kansas City Police Department detective and a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy rescued a man from a pickup truck that was engulfed in flames.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
His moves have led to hopes of eventual stability in a country that was wracked by civil war and the Islamic State insurgency that engulfed northeast and western Iraq for years.

— Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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Explore See latest videos, charts and news Performing in her hometown for the first time at the event, the pop icon packed more than three decades of hits into a 20-minute set, undeterred by the rain that had soaked the venue for much of the day.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2026
The apricot and pine nut topping is a sun-soaked (but optional) delight.

— Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of soaked

Adjective

Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Rescue teams recovered four bodies from inside the submerged vessel on Friday, while seven more were found along nearby shorelines, Bramantyo said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of submerged

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Images of hospitals overwhelmed with the sick and dying flooded our consciousness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The large number of undecided voters this close to the election points to voters being overwhelmed by the sheer number of statewide ballot measures, DiCamillo said.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of overwhelmed

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Earth tones in trees, fur, and dirt also look very natural, and all of these colors stay consistently saturated even when viewing the TV off-angle, even fully from the sides.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
The region has already been saturated by heavy rain over the past months, and regions like New Mexico and Grand Canyon were hit by devastating floods earlier this month.

— Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of saturated

Verb

Scott Gifford, who lives on Venice Avenue, spent the day cleaning up debris that washed onto his property.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
When buying new kitchen towels, check the care tag or product description and choose ones that can be safely washed in hot water.

— Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

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