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Synonyms for inundate
ˈɪn ənˌdeɪt, -ʌn-in·un·date
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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, drenchinundate, deluge, submergeverb
fill or cover completely, usually with water
Synonyms:
flood out, swamp, submerge, overwhelm, deluge, flood, drown, submerse
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List of paraphrases for "inundate":
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4817 | flood | |
#12225 | overflow | |
#15092 | swamp | |
#24176 | drown | |
#36306 | glut | |
#39035 | overwhelm | |
#42724 | deluge | |
#67252 | drench | |
#75978 | submerge | |
#93481 | oversupply | |
#144060 | inundate |
How to use inundate in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
Translations for inundate
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- غمرArabic
- inundarCatalan, Valencian
- zaplavitCzech
- gorlifoWelsh
- überschwemmenGerman
- inundarSpanish
- غرق شدنPersian
- hukkua, hukuttaaFinnish
- inonderFrench
- inondareItalian
- whakaparawhenuaMāori
- inunderenDutch
- przytłoczyć, zalaćPolish
- наводнить, заливать, наводнять, затопить, затоплять, завалить, залить, заваливатьRussian
- översvämma, tynga ner, överhopa, överväldigaSwedish
- tràn ngậpVietnamese
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