INUNDATION Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

inundation

noun

Definition of inundation next

as in flood

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms the family's shed was washed away in the last inundation

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of inundation That means the full impact of future sea level rise is underestimated because more land is facing inundation than previous studies have shown. —

Lauren Sommer, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026 Between 77 million and 132 million more people worldwide could be at risk of inundation than previously thought. —

Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026 The scars of the past become painfully visible during a dam drawdown, exposing a graveyard of cypress trees that didn’t survive the inundation of water. —

Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026 The inundation coastal regions will experience due to rising sea levels may actually be worse than previously thought when factoring in how rapidly the land is sinking, according to the study. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026 Up to half foot of saltwater inundation above ground level is possible near shorelines and tidal waterways. —

Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Along the Massachusetts coast, the weather service warns of two to three feet of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines. —

Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026 There will almost certainly be significant splashover, coastal inundation and beach erosion. —

Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026 These strong wind gusts could lead to 2 to 4 feet of inundation along the Outer Banks of North Carolina and 1 to 2 feet near Nantucket, Massachusetts. —

Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundation

Noun

Checchi, in particular, barraged voters with an unrelenting flood of ads.

— Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Domestic migration into the Sun Belt states is declining, due in part to off-the-chart heat waves, devastating storms, once-in-a-century floods, and year-round fire seasons — along with the consequential costs, such as unaffordable homeowners’ insurance and destroyed livelihoods.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026