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DROWNED Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word drowned. (exact relations)
There are 26 hypernyms of the word drowned. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for DROWNED

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overcome
verbv
verb

• win a victory over

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

submerged
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• beneath the surface of the water

• growing or remaining under water

engulfed
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• devote (oneself) fully to

• flow over or cover completely

engulphed
verbv
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overwhelmed
adjectiveadj
verb

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• charge someone with too many tasks

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• overcome by superior force

suffocated
verbv
verb

• deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

• become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

• suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

• be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

• feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

• struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

swallowed
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a small amount of liquid food

• the act of swallowing

• small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

verb

• pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

• engulf and destroy

• enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

• utter unclearly

• take back what one has said

• keep from expressing

• tolerate or accommodate oneself to

• believe or accept without questioning or challenge

flood
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

• an overwhelming number or amount

• light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

• a large flow

• the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

• the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)

verb

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• cover with liquid, usually water

• supply with an excess of

• become filled to overflowing

inundate
verbv
verb

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

overwhelm
verbv
verb

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• charge someone with too many tasks

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• overcome by superior force

submerge
verbv
verb

• sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• put under water

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

swim
verbv
noun

• the act of swimming

verb

• travel through water

• be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

• be dizzy or giddy

• be covered with or submerged in a liquid

• move as if gliding through water

Best Hypernyms For DROWNED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for drowned, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (16)
be choke conk cover croak decease die eliminate exit expire extinguish go pass perish submerge submerse
Phrases (10)
buy the farmcash in one's chipsdo away withget rid ofgive-up the ghostkick the bucketpass awaypop offsnuff itspread over

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