Synonyms of engulfing

engulfing

verb

present participle of engulf

as in flooding

to cover with a flood

high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooding
• overwhelming
• drowning
• submerging
• inundating
• swamping
• deluging
• overflowing
• overcoming
• gulfing
• submersing
• flushing
• smothering
• flowing
• overrunning
• wetting
• avalanching
• spurting
• drenching
• pouring
• sluicing
• streaming
• gushing
• soaking
• spouting
• dousing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• drying
• dehydrating
• parching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of engulfing

The protest movement has added to a sense of uncertainty and crisis engulfing France six months ahead of a presidential election that could usher in the first far-right government since World War II, led by Le Pen’s National Rally. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

And liquid nitrogen could transform custard into ice cream in the blink of an eye, engulfing the table in a theatrical fog. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

This will result in engulfing more and more people into higher tax brackets over the years. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026

The conflict between these characters is greater than the morality tale engulfing them. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

My biggest takeaway from engulfing myself in a Vegas book for the umpteenth time was the cheering and screaming every time a player approached the end zone. — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Yvette opens the door to Pizza City’s lone toilet, engulfing them in a bouquet of Pine-Sol and damp cinderblock and the earthier smell of the small weedy lot where the bathroom’s rear wall ought to be. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Footage from that border area captured Wednesday showed a furious wave of material engulfing a multistory border facility known as the Gyirong Port Immigration Office. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Those officials moved into these elevated positions in the months following the Herald/Times’ reporting on the scandal engulfing the embattled charity. — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026