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 But with so many inexperienced agents flooding the industry, finding one who’s actually good has become a game of roulette. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026 Too early to tell, but the Viceroy name will, no doubt, bring Americans, who are already flooding into Portugal for vacation and often, to settle. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 After an active Thursday filled with severe storms, flooding rain and tornado warnings, Friday will be a nice end to the workweek. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 Like Jeanrenaud’s app, Zuckoff collects no data and was created partly in response to the toxic Meta glasses content that is flooding social media. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 The threat of flooding rain has now shifted farther south into parts of the Carolinas and southern Virginia as the workweek comes to a close. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Even with seemingly endless dupes flooding the market, there’s something about carrying a Stanley that feels bratty and cool. — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 Tributes are flooding in for Hayden Panettiere, the Scream and Heroes star who died Sunday at 36. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 Equity means ensuring every child has access to what research tells us supports learning, not flooding classrooms with surveillance technology that produces cognitive and emotional debt that will disproportionately harm students of color. — Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Chopper 2 The fire grew to three alarms, engulfing the entire building and eventually causing the steeple to collapse.

— Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Video shows thick black smoke engulfing the Mutiara Sentosa 2 as panicked passengers crowd the decks, some leaping overboard to escape the flames.

— Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of engulfing

Verb

Those applications must meet criteria that require the projects to be compatible with their surroundings — for instance, by not overwhelming existing homes or creating too much traffic for the street network to handle.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Underneath the surface, the Fashion Studio intuitively harnesses the cumulative power of leading AI models without overwhelming the designer with having to learn a new technology to do the same job.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of overwhelming

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During the eclipse, the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily submerging parts of the region in darkness.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
The team decided to flood the snake out by placing the helmet in a container and submerging it in water until the snake decided to come out of the helmet for air, when the team was able to remove the snake, according to Eoff and Davis.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of submerging

Verb

According to officials, catastrophic flooding in January 1997 devastated the species, inundating Caswell Memorial State Park and roughly 70 square miles between Manteca and Tracy.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Like many other large cities, much of Los Angeles’ vast network of water mains and trunk lines were installed at the turn of the 20th century and are at risk of breaking, disrupting service and potentially inundating communities with water.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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