INUNDATING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

inundating

verb

present participle of inundate

as in flooding

to cover with a flood water from the overflowing bathtub inundated the bathroom floor

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Recent Examples of inundating Video taken from Vestavia Hills, a community in central Alabama, showed brown floodwater inundating local streets amid the roar of rain. —

Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 June 2026 The high tides are were responsible for inundating areas that high tides don’t normally reach with ocean water 1¾ feet deep, according to the weather service. —

Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 This corner of Ealing, a borough in West London, used to flood regularly during heavy rainstorms, with water sweeping into local streets and inundating the nearby Greenford tube station, part of the London Underground. —

Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 Thousands of clippers are inundating social media platforms with bite-sized clips of podcast interviews, sports games, films and other long-form content. —

Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 May 2026 Quakes of that magnitude can even pose a risk of tsunami-like waves on the lake itself, with possible heights of more than 30 feet — capable of inundating many areas near the shoreline. —

Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 Based on moderate projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sea level could rise by about 10 inches by 2040, inundating a million acres of land in Florida and necessitating the relocation of more than 200,000 residents. —

Tom Hoctor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026 As the future of metering remains an open question, the Supreme Court battle comes amid the administration’s broader immigration crackdown, which has been inundating the courts. —

Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2026 Consumers should avoid inundating places with items that can’t be sold or disposed of properly. —

ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026

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The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur battered parts of the southeastern United States with drenching rains and strong wind on Thursday, tearing through buildings, flooding homes and launching water rescues along the Gulf Coast.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Other speakers raised concerns about potential odors and air pollutants emanating from the wastewater treatment facility and about how the facility might exacerbate flooding in the area.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026