inundated
- adjective
- /ˈɪnʌndeɪtɪd/
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inundado
- The small town was inundated by floodwaters, causing many residents to evacuate their homes.
Examples
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After the heavy rain, the fields were inundated with water, making it impossible to plant crops.
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During the storm, the coastal area became inundated and several houses were damaged by the rising sea levels.
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That would be a fairly logical choice to make so that you were not inundated by the sea.
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So you should know that we're all so inundated with emails now that it's no longer about responding to everything.
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But it it sounds great because my kids are constantly getting all these free apps that are so, so inundated with advertisements.
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And once again, southern France and central France is is inundated with with people fleeing, fleeing the battle.
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To start with, another town we visited, Rikusen Takata was another town that was just totally inundated by tsunami wave.
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Arthur Rabb was just inundated with push carts selling meat, oysters, dry goods.
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This is why Americans are now inundated with capsules and pills and drops and creams and teas that claim to make your body work better.
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It sits largely on a floodplain near the Johor River that is often inundated due to high tides.
Synonyms
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4.6
Completely covered with a strong feeling, color or bright light
3
5.2
Ground that is full of water and too soft to walk on or grow plants
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4.6
Covered with water or flooded
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3.4
Completely soaked with liquid so it cannot absorb any more
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3.4
Covered with water after heavy rain or a flood
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3.9
Completely wet, for example from rain or sweat
Covered with water after heavy rain or when a river overflows
So full that water spills out and covers the area around it
Antonyms
How Flooded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inundated comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and unda 'wave', so it originally meant 'a wave coming in'. Think of a wave coming into a house, which is why inundated now means 'covered with water' after a flood.