SUBMERSED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

submersed

verb

Definition of submersed

past tense of submerse

as in flooded

to cover with a flood a week of nonstop rain that submersed the cornfields and delayed planting for days

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as in immersed

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid those hardy souls who daily submerse themselves in icy cold water for its invigorating effect

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Recent Examples of submersed The Downriver Mutual Aid Dive Team is expected to search water alongside eastbound Interstate 94 and Ecorse after a car was submersed in water after a crash. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025

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While images of destruction flooded social media, 68-year-old Chris White, a lifelong resident of Kauai and the owner of a rental home in Poipu, noted that much of the island was spared significant damage.

— GENE JOHNSON, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
This week, warnings about RSI flooded social media from researchers at both leading labs, following Jacob Coxon's explosive resignation.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of flooded

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For the past eight months, Michigan players have been immersed in The Whittingham Way.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Her brand Bugatchi is celebrating its 45th anniversary and has more than 1,000 retail customers, a solid design and research team, and a robust shop-in-shop program, plus two of her sons are immersed in the business.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of immersed

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As Lower Manhattan was engulfed in dust and debris from the remnants of both towers, first responders and survivors were forced to breathe in toxic air.

— Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
China launched a campaign against fire hazards in high-rise buildings in November after a huge blaze engulfed several residential tower blocks in Hong Kong, killing 168 people.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of engulfed

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Notably for Monticello, the stone Putah Creek Bridge that dates to 1896, submerged deep under Lake Berryessa, has been visited by SCUBA divers.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
And cultural touchstones are everywhere, like a jar of agua fresca in which a head is submerged at the birthday celebration, and a quinceañera tiara and scepter embedded in a victim.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of submerged

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According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, 34 people had already drowned on Lake Michigan on this day last year.

— Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Most recently, a Georgia grandmother was charged with involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children in the second degree on July 15 after her 2-year-old grandson drowned at an apartment complex pool, according to Fulton County jail records.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of drowned

Verb

In one Ohio township, fire fighters reported being overwhelmed by the high volume of calls to two local data center campuses.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
After more than 24,000 residents filed claims, the regional water authority denied all of them, arguing that extreme rainfall had overwhelmed the system and made flooding unavoidable.

— Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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