SILTED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

silted

verb

past tense of silt

as in flooded

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The main bedroom and balcony overlook a wooden garden; inside, the interiors are flooded with light.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 July 2026
The government’s case against Hearn had been flooded with problems.

— Ryan J. Reilly, NBC news, 31 July 2026

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Tortelloni alla Napoletana features five spools of pasta filled with a rich short rib puree, with fresh sage butter.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Hundreds of firefighters, relatives and community residents filled a college arena for a funeral service for a Utah fire captain, his wife and three sons who were killed in a flash flood while on a camping trip.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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Now, fans can be inundated with recruiting news and factoids just by hanging out on social media, to the point where you're almost beaten over the head with it on a near daily basis.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Several neighbors in this stretch of homes were inundated with floodwaters as storms brought several inches of rain in less than an hour.

— Dan Snyder, CBS News, 29 July 2026

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The walls are glutted with oil portraits, and antiques sourced from l’Isle-sur-Sorgue are the real thing; staff are dressed in somewhat cumbersome costume (medieval-style bodices and straw boaters) but ever attentive.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026

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Torrential rains caused flash floods that swamped homes, washed out bridges and led to water rescues in West Virginia, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
In November 2025, the Department of Education began automatically approving all voucher spending requests because it had become swamped with a backlog of such requests.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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