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

Examples of submerged in a Sentence

submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving

Recent Examples on the Web

Colin Grant Hiding in the Front Room The BBC series Mr Loverman, about a closeted West Indian grandfather and his family, explores the submerged emotional lives of the Windrush generation in Britain. —The New York Review of Books, 21 Feb. 2025

Authorities have confirmed that the remains found in a submerged car in a Utah reservoir belong to a man who disappeared more than 20 years ago. —Abigail Adams, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025

Steven Willard Anderson, 46, who went missing in 2004 has been found inside a submerged car in a Utah reservoir. —CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025

Toth is treated with a mixture of curiosity and contempt even by his clients, with submerged or not-very-submerged antisemitism a regular hazard. —Anthony Paletta, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for submerged

• reemerged
• converged
• diverged
• emerged
• merged
• purged
• scourged
• surged
• urged
• verged