swamped

[swompt]

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.

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of swamped¹

swamp ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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

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Beneficiaries may be swamped with calls from alleged consultants and healthcare companies trying to sway them to opt in to a specific plan.

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Related Words

• ashore 
• marooned 
• stranded 
• wrecked