inundated

[ in-uhn-dey-tid, -uhn- ]

/ ˈɪn ənˌdeɪ tɪd, -ʌn- /

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adjective

flooded: Desperate people in the inundated areas prayed for rescue even as the waters kept rising.

overwhelmed by a great volume of something: The first congratulatory email was a high for all of us; then we got another, and another, and by the end of the day we had an inundated inbox.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of inundate.

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Origin of inundated

inundate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM inundated

un·in·un·dat·ed, adjective

Words nearby inundated

inulin, inulin clearance, inunction, inundant, inundate, inundated, inundation, in unison, Inupiaq, Inupik, in up to

How to use inundated in a sentence

Nongovernmental groups have inundated Pennsylvania voters with mail-in ballot applications, making it easy to request ballots — and contributing to the flood of duplicates.
Pennsylvania’s Rejection of 372,000 Ballot Applications Bewilders Voters and Strains Election Staff|by Ryan McCarthy and Derek Willis, ProPublica, and Jonathan Lai, The Philadelphia Inquirer|October 16, 2020|ProPublica
Nefarious actors have been using social media, radio, and local Spanish-language newspapers to inundate voters with unprecedented levels of disinformation and conspiracy theories.
“It’s been really, really bad”: How Hispanic voters are being targeted by disinformation|Tate Ryan-Mosley|October 12, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Simultaneously, local governments were inundated with problems caused by the pandemic and they were struggling to get control.
New South Bay Supervisor’s To-Do List: Ensure an Equitable Recovery|Maya Srikrishnan|August 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego
American citizens are inundated with political messages—on social networks, in their news feeds, through email, text messages, and phone calls.
Explainer: What do political databases know about you?|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 31, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Publishing sites are inundated every day with websites looking for backlinks.
Nine mistakes to avoid when contacting websites for backlinks|Raj Dosanjh|July 29, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Throughout the afternoon, Rashid was inundated with phone calls and knocks on the door.
Embedding With the Women Who Are Kicking ISIS Ass|Susannah George|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The move shocked audiences, who inundated CBS with angry letters.
‘The Walking Dead’ Fans Demand: Bring Back Beth!|Melissa Leon|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So why are we continually inundated with images and hate speech perpetuating this harmful lie?
Can We Lose the Violent Muslim Cliché?|Jay Parini|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet I was hugged, inundated with compliments, and told how strong I was for being on the receiving end.
My ‘Kink’ Nightmare: James Franco’s BDSM Porn Documentary ‘Kink’ Only Tells Part of the Story|Aurora Snow|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beginning at a young age, our children are inundated with educational propaganda proclaiming that guns are bad.
A Gun Owner Speaks: My Case for Open Carry|CJ Grisham|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Formosa, a large island in the Chinese sea, almost wholly inundated by volcanic agency, during a storm.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
One of the woods of this forest, advancing far into the inundated valley, formed a sort of promontory above the sheet of water.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence|Eugne Sue
The floor was constantly inundated here by several defective and overworked water-faucets and a leaky trough.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
When the tide is high the difference is very great, and were it not for the dikes the people would be inundated.
Rollo in Holland|Jacob Abbott
The land was inundated with purses of every shape, size, and substance.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847|Various