to deluge

Examples

• All

• Since Donald Trump won the Republican presidential nomination, the two Campbell U. students have been deluged with interest from other supporters.

  Academic text (2016)

• You're going to be deluged by professional responsibilities.

• Instead, you will be deluged with requests for approval of their decisions.

  Academic text (1998)

• And it turned out that Robert Young was then deluged with mail, thousands of pieces of mail by people asking for his advice on health matters.

• The State Superintendent and Board members were deluged with phone calls and letters in opposition to the multiple-criteria identification rule.

  Academic text (1997)

• Cabinet members were deluged by inquiries from congressmen regarding the President's condition.

  Academic text (2014)

• Since the panel convened, it has had discussions with science and engineering experts and been deluged with e-mails and presentations.

  Academic text (2003)

• After promoting the Hogar Club on "Escuela de Television," Pumarejo was deluged with letters from housewives inquiring how they could join the club.

  Academic text (1995)

• After the new project was announced, our department was deluged with requests for information and assistance.

• The charity was deluged with donations after the fundraising campaign went viral.

Synonyms

F

to flood

vsto deluge

127 2.1

To fill a place with more things than it can handle

often refers to supplying excessive amounts including tasks or information

O

to overwhelm

vsto deluge

88 3.9

Give someone too much work or problems so they cannot cope

focuses specifically on large quantities of tasks, requests, or information

I

to inundate

vsto deluge

40 6.8

To cover a place with water or give someone too much to deal with

leans toward large human-directed quantities like tasks or requests

B

to bombard

vsto deluge

39 5.6

To give someone many questions or messages quickly

is broader and can mean heavy supply beyond just messages

B

to bombard with

vsto deluge

13 5.7

To give someone many questions or requests at the same time

usually describes quick bursts rather than steady heavy supply

B

to besiege

vsto deluge

12 7.8

To surround a person with many requests and questions

emphasizes sheer quantity rather than ongoing pressure or persistence

B

to barrage

vsto deluge

3 7.8

To send a large fast stream of questions or messages to someone

is used more generally for large supplies, not only aimed attacks

B

to bombard with questions

vsto deluge

1 5.5

Ask someone many quick questions until they cannot answer easily

applies to many kinds of items, not only rapid questioning

S

to swamp someone with tasks

vsto deluge

• Informal

6.3

To give someone more work than they can do

is broader and applies to many types of items beyond tasks

F

to flood chat

vsto deluge

• Jargon

7.7

To send many messages quickly and make it hard for others to read or join

is the same idea but used across many contexts, not only chats

W

to whelm

vsto deluge

9.9

To feel a very strong emotion that takes control of you

focuses on large quantities rather than emotional force or physical engulfing

Antonyms

R

to reduce

∞ 1.6

To make something smaller in amount, size, or number

S

to simplify

99 2.5

Make something easier to understand or use

Compounds

N

Noachian deluge

• Literature

9.9

A great flood in the Bible during Noah's time

How Overwhelmed

to deluge

5 7.4

to inundate

40 6.8

to overwhelm

88 3.9

to burden

77 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology