DROWNED Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in flooded

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verb

past tense of drown

as in engulfed

to cover with a flood whole villages drowned by the rampaging river

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as in soaked

to wet thoroughly with liquid drowned the carpet with shampoo, and so it took forever to dry

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as in wet

to make wet cooked pasta drowned in marinara sauce

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Streaming Friday on Peacock, Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees, who struggles to grieve after her son Jason drowned the summer before. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Six months ago, Thomas drowned during rough horseplay in a pool. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Eventually, as the roar of the war drowned out all other sounds, even writing failed me. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Family members believe Jilani drowned after becoming trapped in powerful water currents. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 In all, the Dodgers drowned out that horrible tomahawk chop with some mighty hacks of their own, winning 3-1 while finally displaying some of the desperation that had been missing. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 According to the civil action, E’Mari disappeared below the water surface within a crowd and drowned in shallow water. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 When the solid Earth tips out of alignment, it is driven through the watery bulge, and parts of the rock poke out of the water while others get drowned. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026 Agatha helped Billy track down the soul of his twin, Tommy (aka Speed), and placed him into the body of a teen boy who drowned, Thomas Shepherd, both played here by Ruaridh Mollica. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

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What drivers may not know is that saving a few extra minutes going through a flooded roadway — or leaving your car parked in the water — could cost thousands later on.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Some people were even spotted kayaking down a flooded street.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

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In 2024, the main nationwide entrance examination for medical schools was engulfed in controversy over a slew of irregularities, including the advance leak of the exam’s questions.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
These poignant and revealing journals cover the years after the financial disaster that engulfed Scott.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of engulfed

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Previous research from the same site suggests that Neanderthals may have soaked and cooked meals of plants and legumes together.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Strong overnight storms brought heavy rain and damaging winds to the Kansas City area, leaving parts of the metro soaked with 1 to 2 inches of rain.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of soaked

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Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Rescue teams recovered four bodies from inside the submerged vessel on Friday, while seven more were found along nearby shorelines, Bramantyo said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of submerged

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The graphic descriptions of internal brain trauma overwhelmed the jury box, prompting the judge to call a recess Friday.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Kirschner said that his staff has been overwhelmed with homeless individuals causing property damage and harassing customers.

— Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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And various gamma-ray observatories in orbit were saturated and blinded by the torrent of incoming radiation.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Inspired by Kamimura’s generational connection to blacksmithing, this collaborative boot, called the Pāhi, is made of premium pull-up leather and is saturated with dense waxes and oils that will develop a multi-tonal patina with wear.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of saturated

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Items such as the coffee pots, dispensing nozzles for cappuccino and frazil machines must be washed and sanitized as needed.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
This is a cold washed process bean, meaning the cherry pulp is washed away from the bean before it’s put in cold storage for 72 hours and then dried.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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