Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Overwhelmed or flooded with water: Describes something that is completely covered or submerged by water, often due to heavy rain, overflowing rivers, or other sources.
   • Overwhelmed by a large amount of something: Used figuratively to describe being swamped or overloaded by a large quantity of things, such as work, information, or requests.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The inundated farmlands could not be planted this season.
  • After the storm, the city streets were completely inundated.
  • The customer service department was inundated with complaints after the product recall.

Advanced Usage

• "to be inundated with/by something": This is the most common construction, indicating being flooded or overwhelmed by a large quantity of something.
  • The office was inundated with applications for the job.
  • She felt inundated by the sheer volume of data she had to analyze.

Variants and Related Words

• Inundate (verb): To flood or overwhelm.

  • The river threatened to inundate the town.
  • The company was inundated with positive feedback.

• Inundation (noun): The act of flooding or an overwhelming amount.

  • The inundation caused significant damage to the infrastructure.
  • We faced an inundation of paperwork.

Synonyms

• Flooded: Covered or filled with water.
• Swamped: Overwhelmed or flooded (can be literal or figurative).
• Overwhelmed: Burdened with too much of something.
• Deluged: Flooded or overwhelmed, often suddenly.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its usage is primarily through the verb "inundate" in the construction "inundate with/by.")

Related Idioms

• "Drowning in": An idiom with a similar figurative meaning of being overwhelmed.
  • He's drowning in debt. (Compare to: He is inundated with debt.)

Adjective

1. covered with water
   • the main deck was afloat (or awash)
   • the monsoon left the whole place awash
   • a flooded bathroom
   • inundated farmlands
   • an overflowing tub