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adjective

Definition of swampednext
1
as in knee-deep

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2
as in flooded

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swamped

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verb

past tense of swamp
1
as in engulfed
to cover with a flood the boat was swamped by the huge wave has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation

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2
as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamped
  1. knee-deep
  2. flooded
  3. engulfed
  4. overwhelmed
  5. submerged
  6. devastated
  7. busy
  8. engaged
Adjective
  • Plus, Schoen and the front office are too knee-deep running this team to claim plausible deniability from Daboll’s and the coaches’ horrible operation.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • He’s been knee-deep in NASCAR since most of the other rookies were in diapers, or nothing more than a gleam in their father’s eye.
    Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of knee-deep
Adjective
  • Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Rescuers in Atlanta used boats to reach residents stranded in flooded areas.
    Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • The sprawling case puts a spotlight on crisis publicists, who typically remain behind the scenes but have become the story here, with four separate agencies engulfed in the spectacle.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Officers patrolling nearby smelled smoke and went to investigate, finding the woman engulfed in flames.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of engulfed
Verb
  • She was overwhelmed by the detail and also by the justifications that Gerry had written.
    Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Lions have been overwhelmed by defensive injuries that would turn most teams into quivering jelly.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of overwhelmed
Adjective
  • Several cold missing persons cases have been solved when their bodies or remains are later found in submerged cars.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
  • In Washington state, commercial divers net $132K per year on average - working underwater to install, repair or maintain submerged energy equipment.
    Chris Westfall, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of submerged
Verb
  • Relatives and friends are further devastated.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Those bleak years devastated the American rail industry, as revenue fell by 50 percent from 1928 to 1933, and a third of the country’s railroads went into bankruptcy.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of devastated
Adjective
  • Slim Chickens, a chain started in Arkansas, is also bringing locations to southeast Michigan and Jollibee, known for its fried chicken, opened its first location on busy Hall Road in Clinton Township.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But in December, Milwaukee's high-end home market stayed busy, with plenty of homes selling for upwards of a million dollars in December.
    Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of busy
Adjective
  • Now in their 30s, Bieber is married to model Hailey Bieber, and Gomez recently became engaged to music producer Benny Blanco.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • By creating a supportive, educated and engaged environment, leaders can seamlessly embed wellness into the workplace routine.
    John Graham Harper, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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