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inundated

in·un·date
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-uh n-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]
    • /ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-, ɪnˈʌn deɪt/
    • /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-uh n-deyt, -uhn-, in-uhn-deyt]
    • /ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-, ɪnˈʌn deɪt/

Definitions of inundated word

  • verb with object inundated to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge. 1
  • verb with object inundated to overwhelm: inundated with letters of protest. 1
  • noun inundated Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. 1

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Origin of inundated

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin inundātus, past participle of inundāre to flood, overflow, equivalent to in- in-2 + und(a) wave + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Inundated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

inundated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for inundated

adjective inundated

  • flooded — Filled with water from rain or rivers.
  • swamped — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
  • overwhelmed — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
  • besieged — to lay siege to.
  • overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.

adverb inundated

  • afloat — If someone or something is afloat, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink.

Antonyms for inundated

adjective inundated

  • drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.

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