Synonyms for drown
Definitions
- v. 1
To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping.
- v. 2
To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
When I was a baby, I nearly drowned in the bathtub.
- v. 3
To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
We are drowning in information but starving for wisdom.
Forms
- Past participle
- drowned
e.g. drowned → submerged, overwhelmed, overpowered, immersed…
Example sentences
- overwhelm Do you find first dates enjoyable or do they overwhelm you?
- immerse How do you immerse yourself in the local culture?
- overpower Layla knew that she couldn't physically overpower Sami.
- submerge An osprey can completely submerge itself when it dives after a fish.
- flood The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
By length
- 3 letters
- dip1
- 4 letters
- sink1, swim1
- 5 letters
- flood1, swamp1, whelm
- 6 letters
- plunge1, deluge2, engulf2, drench1, noyade
- 7 letters
- immerse2
- 8 letters
- overcome3, overflow3, submerge2, inundate3
- 9 letters
- overwhelm3, overpower4, suffocate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deluge2 = 2 syllables).