Synonyms of plumbed

plumbed

verb

past tense of plumb

as in scaled

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line

plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scaled
• fathomed
• spanned
• gauged
• sounded
• replumbed
• remeasured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plumbed

It's also plumbed ready to accept a washer/dryer, and a water heater is installed. — New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026

Whitehead plumbed his boyhood fondness for horror movies in Zone One (2011), a zombie apocalypse novel set in a post-9/11 lower Manhattan in the wake of a pandemic. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

And eastern Anatolia, where the Iranian gas actually lands, was plumbed for flows from the east. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Every day for more than 30 years, NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has plumbed the cosmos to unveil secrets and wonders lurking in every corner of the universe. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 May 2026

West Ham are relegated, sorry Spurs survive The odds were stacked against West Ham United beating relegation yesterday and even in a year when Tottenham Hotspur plumbed appallingly abject depths, few clubs deserved it more. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026

The second floor is plumbed for an additional full bathroom while the third floor is partially finished with additional plumbing. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026

Outside, the large outbuilding has not yet been used for specific projects, but Steward explained the structure is fully insulated, plumbed for water, and wired for 100-amp electrical service. — Des Moines Register, 19 Jan. 2026

Much as Wes Anderson and Yorgos Lanthimos have plumbed Dafoe’s deliciously wicked sense of humor in pieces that straddle the line between the real and the archly stylized, Solnicki understands that a strong Dafoe performance must always teeter between the two. — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025