ENGULFMENT Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

engulfment

noun

Definition of engulfment

as in inundation

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Noun

The highest inundation, up to 4 feet, was possible from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to the Alabama-Florida border, the hurricane center said.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 22 July 2026
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

Definition of inundation

Noun

In Hong Kong, multiple law firms have described a surge in gray divorces, and in mainland China, the number of elderly divorces has doubled in the past 30 years.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
The surge of acronym bills in Congress is a tell for American politics, marking the rise of the internet age, where citizens and lawmakers alike rely on the punchy over the deliberative.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

Definition of surge

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While heavy foreign equity selling earlier this year weighed on the won, Goldman said those outflows have slowed, allowing the currency's strong external fundamentals to reassert themselves.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 July 2026
The Truth Social God Bless America ETF has seen consistent outflows every month since the war began.

— Geoffrey Morgan, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of outflow

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Nor have complex land improvements like drainage or irrigation or flood control developed in a system imagined by private-sector maximalist author Ayn Rand.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
As the climate warms due in large part to the burning of fossil fuels, research shows that heat waves, droughts, hurricanes, and floods have become more intense and more frequent.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 2026

Definition of flood

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Anthony Taylor’s decision to end his illustrious career sparked an outpouring of gratitude and respect from his colleagues that was overwhelmed by widespread derision from some football supporters.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026
That video was watched 12 million times on X and caused an outpouring of emotions.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of outpouring

Noun

Elijah Bieniemy, 27, was still at the scene when officers arrived and was arrested on malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm inside of a dwelling.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Also, the environmental questions, including chemical discharge, brine management, intake effects, and ecosystem disruption, are acknowledged but not fully resolved here.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026

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