SUBMERGE Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

submerge

verb

səb-ˈmərj

Definition of submerge

as in to engulf

to cover with a flood submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

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as in to dip

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid submerge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for a few seconds and they will be easier to peel

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as in to stifle

to refrain from openly showing or uttering learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so

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Recent Examples of submerge Fill a sink or plastic bin with enough 50/50 mix of water and vinegar to submerge the shower curtain or liner. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 28 June 2026 Montecino-Navarro jumped into the water to try and rescue the children and became submerged in deep water. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 The subs never actually submerged—passengers simply sat below the lagoon’s waterline—but the ride embodied a growing appetite for underwater tourism. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for submerge

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Polls show Democrats are the favorites to retake Congress heading into November, but the party is engulfed at the moment by a fierce debate about its ideologicl direction.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The impact caused a fire that engulfed the county bus, the NTSB said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of engulf

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Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
The number of Tarrant County kindergartners vaccinated against measles dipped slightly last school year, according to the latest data.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Definition of dip

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Cubans strolled along el Paseo del Prado promenade in the inky night, desperate to escape the stifling heat of their homes.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
The outages come as some areas are expected to experience severe weather and stifling heat again on Saturday.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026

Definition of stifle

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News of his death – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years – quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Video from the store's security camera captured the collapse, showing a portion of the roof fall near the bakery section as a deluge of water flooded the interior.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of flood

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Guests can opt to immerse in the buzz of Queenstown, or tuck into the property’s over-staffed elegance, as the property has an exceptionally high staff-to-guest ratio.

— Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
For those who want to truly immerse themselves in American history, these are must-visit sites.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of immerse

Verb

Record-setting heat is suspected in 25 deaths from the Deep South to the Midwest to the East Coast, authorities said, with the temperature highs also suppressing some Fourth of July celebrations.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
When coated onto a polypropylene separator with graphene, the material formed a thin interfacial layer that readily absorbed electrolyte while suppressing polysulfide migration.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of suppress

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The city is recommending zoning regulations that fall in line with state statute while trying to calm residents who are worried data centers will overwhelm resources like water and energy and impose on their quality of life.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
But the ownership group is overwhelmed by left-wing politics.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of overwhelm

Verb

The death marked the fourth fatal drowning on the Lake of the Ozarks in 2026, according to the patrol’s data.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
The team’s supporters filled a few compact sections, islands of green drowned out in a sea of blue Kylian Mbappé jerseys.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026

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