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

Torrential rains caused flash floods that swamped homes, washed out bridges and led to water rescues in West Virginia, authorities said. — ABC News, 23 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

Some similarly swamped families use mediation as a way for both kids and parents to feel more calm. — Samantha Mann, Parents, 17 July 2026

Officials said the boat appears to have taken on a wave, become swamped with water, rolled over and sank, though the investigation remains ongoing. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026

Word is Taylor Swift and her longtime stylist, Joseph Cassell, were swamped with sketches from designers from all over the world for this weekend’s wedding of music’s most famous pop star to football’s now most famous tight end. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

The researchers suspect that, during high solar activity, the signal from the planet’s magnetic influence is swamped. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026

The Blue Jays and Kevin Gausman (4-5) were swamped early after a three-game sweep of the Red Sox in Boston. — CBS News, 19 June 2026

Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused by humans pushes sea levels higher, according to new research. — Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026