Synonyms of inundating

inundating

verb

present participle of inundate

as in flooding

to cover with a flood

water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• drying
• dehydrating
• parching

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inundating

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

Lettuce is causing explosive diarrhea, wildfire smoke is inundating city skies and parts of the country are scorching under brutal hot temperatures. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Social media video showed snakes poking their heads above the muddy water inundating the village. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Artificial intelligence is rapidly inundating health care, from systems that transcribe doctor-patient conversations to algorithms trained to spot anomalies in chest X-rays. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026

Video taken from Vestavia Hills, a community in central Alabama, showed brown floodwater inundating local streets amid the roar of rain. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 June 2026

The high tides are were responsible for inundating areas that high tides don’t normally reach with ocean water 1¾ feet deep, according to the weather service. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2026

Thousands of clippers are inundating social media platforms with bite-sized clips of podcast interviews, sports games, films and other long-form content. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 May 2026

Based on moderate projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sea level could rise by about 10 inches by 2040, inundating a million acres of land in Florida and necessitating the relocation of more than 200,000 residents. — Tom Hoctor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026