SILTED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

silted

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past tense of silt

as in flooded

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Spacious and flooded with natural light, thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows, the rooms lean into a soothing palette of cool grays, warm wood accents, and pops of yellow.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Heavy downpours drenched parts of northern Broward County on Thursday, causing treacherous driving conditions as rain flooded streets and roads.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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Mud, water and rock inundated several riverside communities near the border with China, killing more than 1,400 people and leaving thousands more missing.

— Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
More than 16,000 homes were inundated, with Thanh Hoa and Ninh Binh provinces among the worst hit.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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By Wednesday evening, the intersection of the high rise was taped off and nearby streets were glutted with flashing police vehicles as officers with long rifles and dogs streamed into and out of the building.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
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

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Detectors are becoming so large and so sensitive that they will soon be swamped with other ghostly particles called neutrinos that are generated in the sun and in Earth’s atmosphere.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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