Standard Lemma guide

submerged

adj · verb · 7 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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 B M ER1 JH D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

underwater

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: submarine (sometimes synonymous)
  • Janet was completely submerged when she was snorkeling.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: submarine

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

below the surface of a liquid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

hidden

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

poor, impoverished

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of submerge

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

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

growing or remaining under water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat
  • submerged leaves

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: subaqueous, subaquatic, submersed, underwater

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

beneath the surface of the water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • submerged rocks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: submersed, underwater

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: потопен (potopen) — underwater
  • Finnish: upoksissa — underwater
  • Finnish: uppeluksissa — underwater
  • Finnish: uponnut — underwater
  • Finnish: veden alla — underwater
  • German: überschwemmt — underwater
  • German: unter Wasser — underwater
  • German: versunken — underwater
  • Greek: βυθισμένος (vythisménos) — underwater
  • Latin: summersus — underwater
  • Norwegian Bokmål: neddykket — underwater
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