Synonyms for awash

Most common

flooded · afloat · inundated · aslosh

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.

Example sentences

• flooded Sami flooded Layla's comment section with insults.
• afloat The groundswell of support kept his campaign afloat.
• inundated The company was inundated with lawsuits.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

full¹

6 letters

afloat², aslosh

7 letters

flooded²

9 letters

inundated⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (afloat² = 2 syllables).