Synonyms of swamped

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adjective

1

as in knee-deep

Related Words

• knee-deep
• occupied
• busy
• engaged
• hardworking
• employed
• preoccupied
• bustling
• diligent
• assiduous
• absorbed
• industrious
• concentrating
• immersed
• working
• active
• engrossed
• sedulous
• laborious
• focused
• tied-up
• hopping
• intent
• tireless
• indefatigable
• energetic
• vigorous
• untiring

Dissimilar Words

• unemployed
• lazy
• idle
• inactive
• unoccupied
• sleepy
• lifeless
• slow
• dormant
• quiescent
• latent
• asleep
• unbusy
• passive
• dead
• inert
• dull
• inoperative
• nonoperating

2

as in flooded

Related Words

• flooded
• submerged
• drowned
• inundated
• overflowed
• saturated
• deluged
• washed
• drenched
• bathed
• soaked
• waterlogged
• dripping
• hydrated
• soggy
• sodden
• watered
• soaking
• logged
• awash
• splashed
• dipped
• sopping
• bedraggled
• aqueous
• wet
• soppy
• saturate
• doused
• watery
• water-soaked
• steeped
• irrigated
• soused
• moist
• dunked
• flushed
• humid
• clammy
• rinsed
• damp
• boggy
• dank
• sluiced
• sloppy
• squashy
• dampish
• laved
• seepy
• wettish
• miry
• semimoist

Dissimilar Words

• dry
• arid
• unwatered
• waterless
• bone-dry
• baked
• dehydrated
• watertight
• waterproof
• hyperarid
• water-resistant
• thirsty
• parched
• ultradry
• droughty
• water-repellent
• sunbaked
• wrung
• sere
• freeze-dried

swamped

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verb

past tense of swamp

1

as in engulfed

to cover with a flood

the boat was swamped by the huge wave

has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooded
• engulfed
• overwhelmed
• drowned
• inundated
• submerged
• deluged
• overflowed
• flushed
• submersed
• gulfed
• overcame
• smothered
• flowed
• avalanched
• wet
• overran
• poured
• gushed
• drenched
• spurted
• soaked
• sluiced
• streamed
• spouted
• doused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drained
• dried
• parched
• dehydrated

2

as in overwhelmed

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overwhelmed
• devastated
• overcame
• crushed
• oppressed
• overpowered
• disturbed
• drowned
• ground (down)
• floored
• prostrated
• rocked
• whelmed
• deluged
• defeated
• overmastered
• snowed under
• upset
• sank
• shattered
• threw
• distressed
• staggered
• refuted
• demoralized
• broke
• unnerved
• confuted
• unmanned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swamped

Verb

Prosecutors said Hernandez piloted the boat into a swell and had accelerated the throttle to try to pass through it until the swell swamped the bow of the boat, capsizing it immediately, a complaint alleged. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Baxter swamped Elizabeth Accomando, 59% to 41%, in the Republican primary for this westernmost seat on the seven-member commission, despite a string of missteps that would disqualify most other candidates. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

According to court documents, Manuel Hernandez, the tour boat captain, made a U-turn and a swell swamped the bow, capsizing the boat with 14 people on board. — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The Word document was like a trail swamped with mud after torrential rain. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

The boat rolled up out of the sea, but was practically submerged, swamped and sluggish, and the skipper floated free of her. — James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026

When the waves reach their peak, La Concha is reduced to a tiny strip of sand swamped by tourists, so at high tide choose one of the other two city beaches for sunbathing. — Marti Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Heavy rains earlier this week swamped other areas of New York as well as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, flooding streets and leading to water rescues. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

In November 2025, the Department of Education began automatically approving all voucher spending requests because it had become swamped with a backlog of such requests. — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026