submerged

adjective

sub·​merged səb-ˈmərjd How to pronounce submerged (audio)
1
: covered with water
2
3
: sunk in poverty and misery
4
: hidden, suppressed
submerged emotions

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving
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Rescue units responding to a submerged truck in a Venice, Florida, canal encountered two large alligators. Chris Anderson, USA Today, 26 June 2025 What appears as waste may serve as witness—a sock, a spoon, a necklace drifting from a submerged compartment, each hinting at a life once lived. Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025 The wing generates lift, raising the hull completely out of the water while the foils remain submerged. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 May 2025 Associated Press The service advised residents in flood-prone areas to remain cautious and avoid driving through submerged roads. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for submerged

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of submerged was in 1697

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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerged. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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