Synonyms of submerged

submerged 1 of 2

adjective

səb-ˈmərjd 

as in underwater

living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• underwater
• aquatic
• submarine
• sunken
• oceanic
• deep
• undersea
• deepwater
• deep-sea
• abyssal
• abysmal

submerged

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verb

past tense of submerge

1

as in flooded

to cover with a flood

submerged by orders after being featured on a popular foodie blog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooded
• engulfed
• drowned
• overwhelmed
• inundated
• swamped
• deluged
• submersed
• overflowed
• flushed
• gulfed
• overcame
• wetted
• smothered
• wet
• flowed
• soaked
• drenched
• avalanched
• poured
• sluiced
• overran
• gushed
• streamed
• spurted
• dowsed
• spouted
• doused

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drained
• dried
• parched
• dehydrated

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immersed
• dipped
• drowned
• dunked
• ducked
• submersed
• dowsed
• wetted
• flooded
• doused
• soaked
• wet
• steeped
• moistened
• bathed
• plunged
• sopped
• soused
• drenched
• thrust
• dove
• dived

3

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering

learned to submerge her ego and became a better teammate for doing so

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stifled
• suppressed
• swallowed
• repressed
• contained
• smothered
• controlled
• choked (back)
• held back
• sunk
• strangled
• sank
• managed
• pocketed
• governed
• checked
• quashed
• curbed
• muffled
• quelled
• bridled
• squelched
• bottled up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expressed
• released
• took out
• unleashed
• vented
• loosed

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Fire crew equipped with cold-water gear then went into the river and quickly recovered another victim from the submerged vehicle. —Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024

Deputies on a Sheriff’s Office helicopter spotted the body of the plane underwater, and the two people were found inside the submerged plane, Reyes said. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024

China’s coast guard said a Philippine supply ship entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands that’s part of territory claimed by several nations. —David Rising, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024

Three dive teams also were surveying submerged sections of the wreckage in the Patapsco River. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024