Synonyms of submerging

submerging

verb

present participle of submerge

1

as in flooding

to cover with a flood

submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooding
• engulfing
• drowning
• overwhelming
• inundating
• swamping
• submersing
• deluging
• overflowing
• flushing
• overcoming
• gulfing
• wetting
• smothering
• flowing
• avalanching
• soaking
• drenching
• sluicing
• overrunning
• pouring
• gushing
• spurting
• dousing
• streaming
• spouting
• dowsing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• drying
• dehydrating
• parching

• draining
• drying
• dehydrating
• parching

2

as in immersing

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 & Similar Words

• immersing
• dipping
• dunking
• drowning
• submersing
• ducking
• dousing
• soaking
• wetting
• sopping
• flooding
• bathing
• plunging
• moistening
• sousing
• dowsing
• steeping
• drenching
• thrusting
• diving

3

as in swallowing

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swallowing
• stifling
• suppressing
• smothering
• strangling
• sinking
• repressing
• containing
• controlling
• managing
• holding back
• pocketing
• governing
• curbing
• choking (back)
• checking
• quashing
• squelching
• quelling
• muffling
• bridling
• bottling up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressing
• releasing
• unleashing
• venting
• taking out
• loosing

• expressing
• releasing
• unleashing
• venting
• taking out
• loosing