SUBMERGED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

səb-ˈmərjd

Definition of submerged

as in underwater

living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving

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verb

past tense of submerge

as in flooded

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

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as in immersed

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 stifled

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 submerged

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New Jersey State Police said the boat was near submerged pilings. — Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 During our bass outing, Wing continually rammed submerged stumps and sent Dunn and his equipment sprawling. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

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Naval And Aerial Operations Surface ships and submerged naval assets face constant surveillance. — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The Danish director’s Pusher trilogy (which was restored and rereleased last year) had been handheld, hyperrealistic, and savage; Drive, on the other hand, was ethereal and moody, its characters submerged, their delivery precise. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for submerged

Recent Examples of Synonyms for submerged

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The Dodgers are out; the Rams are underwater; the Trojans have a potent offense but so-so defense; and, the Chargers are in the toilet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
By adding a company with a long record in underwater robotics, Elbit gains access to specialist expertise that complements its existing surface, sensor, communications and command-and-control capabilities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of underwater

Verb

Authorities were assessing who else needed help, including many whose homes weren't flooded but were cut off by floodwaters.

— MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
About 90% of the city was flooded following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, according to the White House.

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of flooded

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Doherty, reconnecting with Scotland during visits to see his mother, immersed himself in gritty British cinema by filmmakers Shane Meadows and Ken Loach, as well as music by Massive Attack, Siouxsie and the Banshees and PJ Harvey.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
The mix of modern and vintage aims to make customers feel fully immersed in the world of Coach, according to a news release.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of immersed

Adjective

The motorcycle operates differently from a conventional watercraft, which typically uses a dedicated propulsion system designed for aquatic environments.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The other two organizations focus on protecting waterways and aquatic ecosystems, including the Harpeth River, where Janson lives.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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On Saturday alone, at least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings, looted stores and engulfed a historic city hall in flames.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
This is against the backdrop of the French government imposing a curfew and many businesses and some famous tourist attractions shutting down amid the wave of violence that engulfed sections of Paris and other cites around the country.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of engulfed

Verb

As for gas, it has usually been treated as a waste product to be burned off; because there are so few pipelines to bring it to market, West Texas gas prices have even dipped negative this year.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The four-week average of claims, which strips out week-to-week ups and downs, dipped to 197,750.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dipped

Verb

The workers organized a strike, but their efforts were brutally suppressed.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
For 15 years multiple rounds of quantitative easing kept yields suppressed below 3% and often even close to zero, returns which are hardly competitive with stocks.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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