SUBMERSION Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word submersion. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SUBMERSION
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immersion | nounn | |||||||
noun • sinking until covered completely with water • (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse • complete attention; intense mental effort • a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged • the act of wetting something by submerging it | ||||||||
submergence | nounn | |||||||
noun • sinking until covered completely with water | ||||||||
deluge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an overwhelming number or amount • a heavy rain • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • charge someone with too many tasks • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||||
inundation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount | ||||||||
plunge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a brief swim in water • a steep and rapid fall verb • thrust or throw into • drop steeply • dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity • begin with vigor • cause to be immersed • fall abruptly • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate • devote (oneself) fully to | ||||||||
saturation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of totally saturating something with a substance • the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid • a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence • chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | ||||||||
engulfment | nounn | |||||||
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dousing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of wetting something by submerging it | ||||||||
ducking | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • hunting ducks • the act of wetting something by submerging it | ||||||||
submerging | verbv | |||||||
noun • sinking until covered completely with water |