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
• deluging
• submersing
• overflowing
• flushing
• overcoming
• gulfing
• flowing
• wetting
• smothering
• sluicing
• overrunning
• drenching
• avalanching
• soaking
• pouring
• gushing
• spurting
• streaming
• dousing
• spouting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• drying
• dehydrating
• parching

2

as in dipping

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

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

3

as in stifling

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of submerging

Heavy rainfall turned Wednesday into a soggy mess across Broward County, submerging streets and inundating neighborhoods in Davie and surrounding areas. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Between 15 and 20 inches of rain have fallen in parts of Florida, turning roads into rivers, submerging cars and coming close to the state's single-day rainfall record. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

In his lab, mold has appeared only under deliberately extreme conditions, like submerging beans in water for hours and then exposing them to air for days. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

After submerging himself, Jay gets entangled in the tentacles of a giant squid, and that’s when the whale, who feeds on squid, pulls both Jay and the squid into his oversize gaping mouth. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Halfway through, Brill pulls out a machine that fills the stage with foam, submerging the actors in a cumulus of bubbles. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Rising sea levels risk submerging low-lying habitats, and increasingly severe droughts threaten to dry up food and shade. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

By submerging coal in a variety of fluids, Franklin was able to measure the typical size of its holes, as well as the amount of variation. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Stir in the basil, if using, submerging the leaves to prevent browning, then drop in the Thai chilies (if using). — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026