Standard Lemma guide

flooded

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈflʌdɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌdɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: F L AH1 D AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F L AH1 D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Filled with water from rain or rivers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Filled with too much fluid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Overwhelmed with too much of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • Our phones were flooded with calls after the controversial broadcast.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of flood

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

covered with water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the main deck was afloat (or awash)
  • the monsoon left the whole place awash
  • a flooded bathroom
  • inundated farmlands
  • an overflowing tub

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: afloat(p), awash(p), inundated, overflowing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: inundat — filled with water
  • Danish: oversvømmet — filled with water
  • Finnish: tulvainen — filled with water
  • French: inondé — filled with water
  • Greek: πλημμυρισμένος (plimmyrisménos) — filled with water
  • Italian: inondato — filled with water
  • Kapampangan: makalbug — filled with water
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oversvømt — filled with water
  • Old English: flēde — filled with water
  • Polish: zalane — filled with water
  • Portuguese: alagado — filled with water
  • Portuguese: inundado — filled with water
  • Spanish: inundado — filled with water
  • Vietnamese: ngập — filled with water
Real reading context

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