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Flooded vs Submerged - What's the difference?

flooded | submerged |

As adjectives the difference between flooded and submerged

is that flooded is filled with water from rain or rivers while submerged is underwater.

As verbs the difference between flooded and submerged

is that flooded is past tense of flood while submerged is past tense of submerge.

flooded

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Filled with water from rain or rivers.
  • Filled with too much fluid.
  • (Hence): Overwhelmed with too much of something.
    • Our phones were flooded with calls after the controversial broadcast.

    Derived terms

    *flooded gum

    Verb

    (head)
  • (flood)

    • submerged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (submerge)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • underwater
    • Jimmy was completely submerged when he was snorkeling.
  • below the surface of a liquid
  • hidden
  • poor, impoverished