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submerge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of submerge

1 to cover with a flood

submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

Synonyms of submerge

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerse, swamp

Words Related to submerge

avalanche, smother

overcome, overrun

flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream

douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet

Near Antonyms of submerge

dehydrate, dry, parch

Antonyms of submerge

drain

2 to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid

submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel

Synonyms of submerge

dip, douse (also dowse), duck, dunk, immerse, sop, souse, submerse

Words Related to submerge

bathe, moisten, soak, steep, wet

drench, drown, flood

dive, plunge, thrust

3 to refrain from openly showing or uttering

learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so

Synonyms of submerge

choke (back), hold back, pocket, repress, sink, smother, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow

Words Related to submerge

control, govern, manage

bridle, check, curb, quash, quell

bottle up, contain

muffle, squelch

Near Antonyms of submerge

express, loose, release, take out, unleash, vent

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