DROWNED Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word drowned. (close relations)
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| overcome | verbv | |||||
verb • win a victory over • get on top of; deal with successfully • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome | ||||||
| submerged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • beneath the surface of the water • growing or remaining under water | ||||||
| engulfed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • devote (oneself) fully to • flow over or cover completely | ||||||
| engulphed | verbv | |||||
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| overwhelmed | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • charge someone with too many tasks • cover completely or make imperceptible • overcome by superior force | ||||||
| suffocated | verbv | |||||
verb • deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing • impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of • become stultified, suppressed, or stifled • suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of • be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen • feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air • struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | ||||||
| swallowed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a small amount of liquid food • the act of swallowing • small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations verb • pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking • engulf and destroy • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing • utter unclearly • take back what one has said • keep from expressing • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • believe or accept without questioning or challenge | ||||||
| flood | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography • a large flow • the act of flooding; filling to overflowing • the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • cover with liquid, usually water • supply with an excess of • become filled to overflowing | ||||||
| inundate | verbv | |||||
verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||
| overwhelm | verbv | |||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • charge someone with too many tasks • cover completely or make imperceptible • overcome by superior force | ||||||
| submerge | verbv | |||||
verb • sink below the surface; go under or as if under water • cover completely or make imperceptible • put under water • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||
| swim | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of swimming verb • travel through water • be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom • be dizzy or giddy • be covered with or submerged in a liquid • move as if gliding through water | ||||||
