Synonyms for inundate
ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-in·un·date

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1. inundateverb

   To overwhelm.

   The agency was inundated with phone calls.

   Synonyms:
   beflood, flood, deluge

2. inundateverb

   Synonyms:
   beflood, flood, deluge

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1. inundate

   Synonyms:
   overflow, submerge, deluge, flood, overwhelm

   Antonyms:
   drain, reclaim, dry, desiccate, parch

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1. deluge, flood, inundate, swampverb

   fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

   "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

   Synonyms:
   submerge, oversupply, swamp, flood out, glut, overwhelm, deluge, flood, drench

2. inundate, deluge, submergeverb

   fill or cover completely, usually with water

   Synonyms:
   flood out, swamp, submerge, overwhelm, deluge, flood, drown, submerse

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1. bombarded

   Submitted by anonymous on April 16, 2020  

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1. inundateverb

   Synonyms:
   flood, deluge, submerge, overflow, overwhelm, drown, put under water (or other liquid)

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1. List of paraphrases for "inundate":

   flood

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How to use inundate in a sentence?

1. Pierpaolo Campostrini:

   The water was not supposed to inundate the crypt after work to seal it undertaken in the 1990s. But the tide was so high that the water poured in through the window.

2. Daniel Brooks:

   The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.

3. Roger Williams:

   Certainty is key for small businesses, and under the Biden administration, businesses are operating in fear of the next costly new regulation that will come down the pipeline, as Main Street America continues to deal with rampant inflation and the consequences of the Biden administration’s failed economic policies, we should be looking for ways to make it easier for businesses to operate and compete, not inundate them with burdensome new paperwork.