ENGULFMENT Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

engulfment

noun

Definition of engulfment

as in inundation

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Noun

Rescue efforts were still ramping up Friday when a swollen glacial lake in the mountains upstream from the affected area, dammed up by debris and filling with meltwater, raised concerns of a possible new inundation looming.

— Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Myer said there’s been an inundation of water and snacks brought in, and there’s no longer a need for those items.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of inundation

Noun

Each subsequent generation has seen a new outflow of Italians from the neighborhood as children trade in their family apartments and businesses for bigger houses and paychecks elsewhere.

— Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
Financial institutions often reinforce this outflow of value.

— Wal van Lierop, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of outflow

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Technology analysts and traders are not buying the flood of warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence and the need to slow down development that have recently come from frontier model platforms.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
In one scene, the couple turns up the music while the sound of ambulance sirens floods the streets.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of flood

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Graphic videos of the shooting spread quickly online, sparking an outpouring of grief and shining a spotlight on the nation's increase in political violence.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
With the celebration comes an outpouring of nostalgia, with photos of celebrities, designers and special events that brought decades of glamour to Bergdorf’s and shaped its history.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of outpouring

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According to court records, Miller has also been previously convicted of criminal use of a weapon by someone under the age of 18, possession of marijuana and unlawful discharge of a firearm in city limits.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
The clog, discovered beneath Jones Island off South Carferry Road, was roughly a half-mile from the pipe’s discharge point into Lake Michigan and contained about 300 cubic yards of debris.

— Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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