SUBMERGES Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

submerges

verb

present tense third-person singular of submerge

as in engulfs

to cover with a flood submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

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as in dips

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

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as in stifles

to refrain from openly showing or uttering learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so

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Recent Examples of submerges Reacher submerges a guy’s hand in the oil, temporarily disarming him. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Lush layers of melody and instrumentation submerges the listener in both metaphoric thought and shifting moods. — Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026 Heat schmaltz in a large pot to 325 F, ensuring the fat fully submerges the chicken. — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 9 June 2026 Reviews have been positive for the thriller, which follows several residents of a small South Carolina town after a freak storm submerges the streets in enough water for marine predators to move in looking for snacks. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 The final battle In the Upside Down, Eleven submerges herself in the tank and enters the Void with Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) and Max (Sadie Sink) telepathically piggybacking off of her. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026 Laura escapes her grasp and submerges Cherry, which Daniel witnesses. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025

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The rabbit does not control the rain that floods its burrow or the drought that kills its food.

— Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
The camera moves constantly and visual information — lights, split screens, colors, sounds, movement — floods the viewer.

— William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of floods

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In 90 percent of instances, if a team overwhelms another in the trenches on both sides of the ball, that team wins the game handily.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Revenue that overwhelms delivery teams, adds friction for customers or depends on heroic effort is not the same as scalable growth.

— Tim Dowd, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of overwhelms

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Instead of a kitschy thatch and beach-bar aesthetic, Latitude 29 immerses visitors in polished antique woods that were specially commissioned by neo-tiki artists Bosko Hrnjak and Danny Gallardo.

— Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Pechman often immerses us in two contradictory perspectives at the same time.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of immerses

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Far fewer teams can quantify how autosuggest modifiers alter user behavior, how star-rating variance suppresses click-through rates or how ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and other AI platforms characterize their brand in response to real user queries.

— Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The fallen autumn leaves can be left in the garden to serve as a carbon-rich winter cover that suppresses weeds just as effectively as wood bark mulch.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of suppresses

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The quality of the coffee seems a bit underwhelming, and its bitterness drowns out much of the perceptible campfire-ness.

— Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2026
With notable traffic boosts over the Android competition guaranteeing more digital inches and headlines, the associated media coverage drowns out alternatives.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of drowns

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As blood soaks her nightgown, Lizzie calmly observes the scene of the crime.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Recognizing our innate spiritual nature as including only good qualities such as kindness and consideration refreshes us like a gentle rain that soaks dry soil, yielding results that help and heal.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026

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