Synonyms of overflowed

overflowed 1 of 2

adjective

as in flooded

Related Words

• flooded
• drowned
• saturated
• dripping
• soaked
• washed
• bathed
• drenched
• watered
• submerged
• inundated
• soggy
• sodden
• waterlogged
• soaking
• deluged
• logged
• awash
• sopping
• splashed
• doused
• dipped
• bedraggled
• swamped
• wet
• saturate
• water-soaked
• hydrated
• watery
• soppy
• soused
• aqueous
• irrigated
• steeped
• flushed
• dunked
• moist
• rinsed
• humid
• damp
• sluiced
• clammy
• dank
• laved
• boggy
• squashy
• dampish
• seepy
• sloppy
• wettish
• miry
• semimoist

Dissimilar Words

• dry
• arid
• unwatered
• waterless
• bone-dry
• baked
• watertight
• waterproof
• dehydrated
• hyperarid
• water-resistant
• parched
• thirsty
• water-repellent
• ultradry
• droughty
• wrung
• sunbaked
• sere
• freeze-dried

overflowed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of overflow

1

as in spilled

to flow over the brim or top of

while the wine steward stood there gawking at the nearby celebrity, my expensive champagne was overflowing its glass and pouring onto our table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooded
• spilled
• flushed
• engulfed
• overfilled
• poured
• flowed
• submerged
• inundated
• overwhelmed
• deluged
• gushed
• drowned
• swamped
• ran over
• spurted
• streamed
• washed (over)
• sluiced
• welled (up)
• boiled over
• cascaded
• spouted
• brimmed
• submersed
• sloshed
• slopped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receded

2

as in engulfed

to cover with a flood

the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooded
• engulfed
• overwhelmed
• drowned
• submerged
• inundated
• deluged
• swamped
• flushed
• gulfed
• submersed
• overcame
• flowed
• smothered
• poured
• gushed
• overran
• avalanched
• wet
• spurted
• drenched
• sluiced
• streamed
• soaked
• spouted
• doused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drained
• dried
• parched
• dehydrated

3

as in burst

to be copiously supplied

a magazine that usually overflows with home-repair tips for the do-it-yourselfer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burst
• buzzed
• bulged
• brimmed
• hummed
• abounded
• teemed
• swarmed
• bustled
• crawled
• bristled
• pullulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• needed
• wanted
• lacked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overflowed

Verb

At the committee hearing Wednesday, the room overflowed with supporters who queued up in the room and outside in the corridor to make public comment and emphasize the importance of the bill. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

Rivers overflowed their banks and parts of the central coastal region were buried under mud, the Red Cross said in a report a year later. — Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

Over here, the large garbage cans overflowed with blue garbage bags. — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Willow Creek and Samuelson Pond both overflowed, unable to absorb all the rainfall after a month with a lot of precipitation before Thursday’s storms. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

Hundreds of homes in the city’s black neighborhoods were damaged and the Miami River overflowed. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026

After chowing down on a platter that overflowed with Smokey Joe’s favorites, including at least three kinds of meat, Talarico showed his true colors. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026

Russ Chandler Stadium overflowed with fans for Georgia Tech’s NCAA regional game Saturday night. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 31 May 2026

Nearby Shingle Creek overflowed beyond its banks, while water flowing from neighborhoods north of State Road 50 and State Road 408 poured into the same basin serving Orlo Vista. — Greg Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026