swamped

American  

[swompt] / swɒmpt /

adjective

1. filled or covered with water; flooded; inundated.

   The most important thing we learned is how to paddle a swamped canoe back in to shore.

   He saw lines of people walking along the swamped road, completely drenched.

2. overwhelmed, especially with an excess of something.

   The website outage was most likely caused by swamped servers.

   Whether it's helping a swamped colleague with a project or buying a stranger a cup of coffee, any small act of kindness can boost happiness.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of swamp.

Etymology

Origin of swamped

swamp ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Neither investors nor industry can get enough of the precious metal, while a glut of oil has swamped energy markets and depressed fuel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Replacements Tom Jordan and George Horne were left on the Scotland bench as they were swamped by wave after wave of blue-and-white attack.

From BBC

Another obvious problem is that employees are swamped with far too many unproductive, virtual meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the second wave easily overtopped a flood barrier and swamped all six.

From Literature

On April 2, the nation’s largest subprime mortgage lender, New Century, was swamped by defaults and filed for bankruptcy.

From Literature

Related Words

• ashore
• marooned
• stranded
• wrecked