ENGULFMENT Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

engulfment

noun

Definition of engulfment

as in inundation

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Noun

The inundation of higher tides and bigger waves began a week ago about the time the weather service announced that an El Niño has arrived in the Pacific Ocean.

— Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Up to one half foot of saltwater inundation above ground level is possible near shorelines and tidal waterways.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026

Definition of inundation

Noun

Cyclospora surges can be tricky to investigate, and food poisoning sources can be hard to establish.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Georgia is now among many states contending with a surge of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal disease caused by microscopic parasites called cyclospora that can contaminate food and water, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

— Alex Nettles, AJC.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of surge

Noun

This could raise wildfire risk, as dry lightning and gusty outflow winds are typically associated with these storm systems.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
For a second straight year, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports that more Israelis have left the country than have come home—a quiet outflow seldom counted among the war’s costs.

— Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026

Definition of outflow

Noun

Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
And in 1993, after many more floods, the Mississippi swelled again, this time with memorable cruelty.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

There has been an outpouring of grief in Kern County and at Sacramento State of a life of promise unfulfilled.

— Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
The case has drawn an outpouring of support for Hearn, a longtime volunteer caretaker of park property, as Trump officials warn that vandalism of national monuments won’t go unpunished.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of outpouring

Noun

While the day will not be a washout, residents should keep an umbrella handy for afternoon and evening activities.

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
Overnight rainfall coupled with the arrival of storms Saturday means the region could see a washout.

— Kendrick Calfee June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026

Definition of washout

Noun

This makes operando neutron powder diffraction an invaluable tool for tracking structural changes as a battery actually charges and discharges.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
The ordinance sets separate penalties for the discharge of firearms and for less-lethal weapons.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Definition of discharge

Noun

Singles, couples, allies and friends gather around tables as presenters make final adjustments to PowerPoint slides and notes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
Yet the company’s shares in Seoul fell more than 12% on Monday, deepening a slide that began in late June.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 July 2026

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