🌊inundate

verb
/ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪt/

Meaning

To flood or overwhelm with a large quantity of things.
To flood; overwhelm someone or something with things or people to be dealt with

Example Sentences

The company was inundated with job applications.

The company was inundated with requests after the advertisement.

Example Expressions

inundated with work

Synonyms

overwhelm, flood, swamp, engulf, deluge
Entry 1
overwhelm, flood, swamp, engulf, deluge
Entry 2
overwhelm, flood

Antonyms

drain, relieve, empty
Entry 1
drain, relieve
Entry 2
drain, empty

Collocations

inundated with requests, inundated with calls, inundate the city, inundated by problems

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