submerged
adjective
sub·merged səb-ˈmərjd 
1
: covered with water
2
: submersed sense b
3
: sunk in poverty and misery
4
: hidden, suppressed
submerged emotions
Synonyms
- aquatic
- submarine
- sunken
- underwater
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Example Sentences
submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving
Recent Examples on the Web Although rains stopped three days ago and floodwaters in some areas were receding, large areas remain submerged and the country's main rivers, the Indus and the Swat, are still swollen. 
Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 Jonathan Toebbe, a nuclear engineer with top-secret security clearance, worked in the Navy’s multibillion-dollar effort to build submarines that can stay submerged and undetected for the longest time possible. Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Best said the underwater end had to be deep enough to stay submerged in the coming weeks. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022 Future Louisiana coastline after 12 inches of sea level rise, with submerged land mass highlighted in bright blue. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2022 Some officials are comparing monsoonal rains this year to 2010 - the worst flood year on record where nearly 20% of the country became submerged. Greg Porter, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 Drone video in Canton, about 30 miles north of Jackson, showed water up to vehicles’ hoods, along with many submerged road signs and mailboxes. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022 Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon announced earlier in the day that the body recovered in a submerged SUV near the place Rodni had last been seen was likely hers. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Aug. 2022 Part of the wood should stay submerged; keep part exposed above the water. Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 See More
Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 Jonathan Toebbe, a nuclear engineer with top-secret security clearance, worked in the Navy’s multibillion-dollar effort to build submarines that can stay submerged and undetected for the longest time possible. Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Best said the underwater end had to be deep enough to stay submerged in the coming weeks. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022 Future Louisiana coastline after 12 inches of sea level rise, with submerged land mass highlighted in bright blue. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2022 Some officials are comparing monsoonal rains this year to 2010 - the worst flood year on record where nearly 20% of the country became submerged. Greg Porter, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 Drone video in Canton, about 30 miles north of Jackson, showed water up to vehicles’ hoods, along with many submerged road signs and mailboxes. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2022 Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon announced earlier in the day that the body recovered in a submerged SUV near the place Rodni had last been seen was likely hers. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Aug. 2022 Part of the wood should stay submerged; keep part exposed above the water. Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1
submerged 1 of 2
adjective
as in underwater
living, lying, or occurring below the surface of the water submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- underwater
- aquatic
- submarine
- sunken
- oceanic
- undersea
- deep
- abyssal
- deepwater
- abysmal
- deep-sea
submerged
2 of 2verb
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
- submersed
- inundated
- swamped
- deluged
- overflowed
- gulfed
- flushed
- wet
- overcame
- smothered
- sluiced
- drenched
- soaked
- flowed
- avalanched
- wetted
- poured
- overran
- gushed
- spouted
- spurted
- streamed
- doused
- dowsed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- drained
- dried
- dehydrated
- parched
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
- submersed
- drowned
- dunked
- ducked
- wet
- soaked
- flooded
- doused
- dowsed
- steeped
- soused
- moistened
- sopped
- bathed
- drenched
- wetted
- plunged
- dove
- dived
- thrust
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
- smothered
- contained
- controlled
- sunk
- sank
- strangled
- held back
- pocketed
- managed
- choked (back)
- governed
- checked
- quashed
- curbed
- muffled
- bridled
- squelched
- quelled
- bottled up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expressed
- released
- unleashed
- took out
- vented
- loosed