Synonyms of drowns

drowns

verb

present tense third-person singular of drown

1

as in engulfs

to cover with a flood

whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• engulfs
• floods
• overwhelms
• submerges
• inundates
• overflows
• swamps
• deluges
• overcomes
• gulfs
• flushes
• submerses
• smothers
• flows
• wets
• gushes
• avalanches
• pours
• overruns
• streams
• drenches
• soaks
• spouts
• sluices
• douses
• spurts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drains
• dries
• dehydrates
• parches

2

as in soaks

to wet thoroughly with liquid

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soaks
• saturates
• impregnates
• drenches
• submerges
• immerses
• macerates
• dips
• washes
• steeps
• sops
• inundates
• soddens
• waters
• penetrates
• souses
• seethes
• marinates
• water-soaks
• bathes
• permeates
• infiltrates
• douses
• swamps
• waterlogs
• moistens
• hydrates
• swills
• dampens
• damps
• humidifies
• presoaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dries
• empties
• drains
• wrings (out)
• dehydrates
• sears
• voids
• desiccates
• parches
• dehumidifies

3

as in wets

to make wet

cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wets
• washes
• floods
• waters
• soaks
• bathes
• drenches
• douses
• rinses
• submerges
• water-soaks
• flushes
• damps
• inundates
• wets down
• waterlogs
• dips
• sops
• moistens
• splashes
• saturates
• bedraggles
• soddens
• showers
• sprinkles
• souses
• dampens
• hydrates
• impregnates
• overflows
• moisturizes
• humidifies
• drizzles
• deluges
• swamps
• bedews
• hoses (down)
• mists
• asperses
• irrigates
• sloshes
• laves
• ducks
• sluices
• rehydrates
• dunks
• steeps
• rewashes
• rewets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dries
• scorches
• evaporates
• dehydrates
• desiccates
• sears
• parches
• wrings
• dewaters
• dehumidifies
• freeze-dries
• drip-dries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drowns

However, after Mitt drowns himself in the midst of a terminal illness, Jay goes diving in search of his father’s remains. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

As the male assassin finds her and nearly drowns her in a lake, River catches up to the scene in time to save her, and the episode shifts to accommodate the romantic chemistry that’s been simmering between them since the series premiere. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

During a seemingly regular day at camp, Jason swims too far and drowns as the other campers and staff look on helplessly. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Bread & Butter’s title track is the only time when things decamp to the treacly, mostly because of how Cartunez’s syrupy beat drowns out Droog’s hazy memories of 9/11 and descriptions of a side chick who looks like Ronnie from The Player’s Club. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

The quality of the coffee seems a bit underwhelming, and its bitterness drowns out much of the perceptible campfire-ness. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2026

With notable traffic boosts over the Android competition guaranteeing more digital inches and headlines, the associated media coverage drowns out alternatives. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

James eventually drowns, leaving Sara and Max to continue alone. — Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 29 July 2026

Most of the peril comes with dangerous ship-wrecking moments, including one that implies the death of Moana's relative, while our heroine herself almost drowns on her first voyage from land. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026