flooded

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adjective

flood·​ed ˈflə-dəd 

1

: covered or overfilled with an excess of water or some other liquid

a flooded field

a flooded carburetor/engine

2

: filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood

You won't find new customers in a flooded market.

flooded

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past tense and past participle of flood entry 2

Examples of flooded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

What drivers may not know is that saving a few extra minutes going through a flooded roadway — or leaving your car parked in the water — could cost thousands later on. — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Some people were even spotted kayaking down a flooded street. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

On Saturday in New Jersey and New York, some people kayaked down flooded streets. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Video shows teams of workers yanking ropes to ferry locals who were stranded on an embankment flanked by a flooded river. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flooded

• blooded
• budded
• studded
• thudded