Meaning & use

inundated

adjective·Academic

Overwhelmed with a large amount of something, especially work, requests, or water.

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Customer service was inundated with complaints after the website crashed on launch day.

Heavy rains left the coastal town inundated within just a few hours.

A note on using this word

Inundated is often used figuratively for being overwhelmed with tasks or messages, as well as literally for flooding.

Words with a similar meaning

overwhelmedfloodedswamped

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