Synonyms for inundate
Definitions
- v. 1
To overwhelm.
The agency was inundated with phone calls.
Related words
- Word family
- inundation
Forms
- Past participle
- inundated
e.g. inundated → flooded, deluged, drowned, overwhelmed…
Example sentences
- flood The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
- drown Our worries don't drown in alcohol. They can swim.
- overwhelm Do you find first dates enjoyable or do they overwhelm you?
- deluge Gabriel received a deluge of messages from his students.
- submerge An osprey can completely submerge itself when it dives after a fish.
- irrigate Canals have been built to irrigate the desert.
By length
- 3 letters
- dip1
- 5 letters
- cover2, flood1, swamp1, drown1
- 6 letters
- deluge2, drench1
- 7 letters
- immerse2, beflood
- 8 letters
- overflow3, submerge2, irrigate3
- 9 letters
- avalanche3, overwhelm3
- 10 letters
- overburden4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).