FLOODING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of flooding The policy is making the British glass industry more expensive than the cheap imports from China and Turkey which are flooding the market. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 View of flooding outside of Tonya's Tavern in Washington, Pa. — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Back then the age of discovery was at its peak, and startling new information about what had previously been a very parochial planet was flooding into the academies of Europe and the Americas. — Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 The disaster underscores Vietnam’s growing climate vulnerability, with rising seas, extreme rainfall and a recent string of deadly storms repeatedly flooding rural provinces and iconic historic cities along its typhoon-prone coast. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Authorities have warned of flooding in low-lying areas and along waterways. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 This work should not be about flooding the internet with AI slop. — Evan Nierman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 One rumor had terrorists flooding the island of Manhattan, leaving no exit. — Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Pennsylvania has over 180 levees that span approximately 155 miles (255 kilometers) and keep its rivers from flooding. — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

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Verb

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

Definition of engulfing

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An expert in vehicle-drowning deaths explained in 2017 how evidence pointed to an accidental death when a University of Missouri-Kansas City student’s body was found in the Missouri River.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
The film is also Diop’s first narrative film, taking the court case of Fabienne Kabou, a Senegalese French woman who was ultimately convicted of murder for drowning her child, as inspiration.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of drowning

Verb

The architecture is striking without overwhelming its surroundings; the food celebrates the region with confidence, and the spa itself is reason enough to visit.

— Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
The goal is to keep the social cost of speaking from overwhelming the intellectual work of disagreement.

— Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of overwhelming

Verb

By submerging coal in a variety of fluids, Franklin was able to measure the typical size of its holes, as well as the amount of variation.

— Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Stir in the basil, if using, submerging the leaves to prevent browning, then drop in the Thai chilies (if using).

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of submerging

Verb

The deaths came amid late-season monsoon storms pounding the Navajo Nation, damaging roads, inundating remote communities and prompting a state of emergency.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam -- Heavy rain caused flooding across parts of northern Vietnam on Thursday, disrupting travel, inundating homes and pushing several rivers above dangerous levels, authorities and state media said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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