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

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

During the eclipse, the Moon passed between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily submerging parts of the region in darkness. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

The team decided to flood the snake out by placing the helmet in a container and submerging it in water until the snake decided to come out of the helmet for air, when the team was able to remove the snake, according to Eoff and Davis. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026