Synonyms of flooding

flooding

verb

present participle of flood

as in engulfing

to cover with a flood

the lowlands were completely flooded

angry calls flooded the radio station

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• drying
• dehydrating
• parching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flooding

The central lounge is designed like a cenote, with sunlight flooding in through a huge opening in the dome, which hits different sunbeds throughout the day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Eastern Africa can be susceptible to flooding during an El Niño, drowning cereal crops there, while southern Africa is drought-prone. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

That little happy dance customers do after biting into a Knaus cinnamon roll, that warm burst of sugar filling their senses, memories and nostalgia flooding back to a simpler time (trust us that there were simpler times in Miami). — Connie Ogle october 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through Thursday night, with heavy rainfall in waves that could lead to flooding along area rivers, creeks and streams, the National Weather Service said. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Without that glue, the risk of landslides and even flooding increases. — Imogen Foulkes, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

After sweeping through that region — with nearly 100 local storm reports related to flooding in the area since Monday — the storm’s remnants are now taking a more easterly track than previously forecast. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

In 2025, flooding once again nearly reached Campbell’s house and blocked the road. — Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Now, as an incoming cold front interacts with the leftover Pacific moisture, flooding rain is likely to expand across a large part of Texas. — Newsroom Meteorologist, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026