submerged

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adjective

sub·​merged səb-ˈmərjd How to pronounce submerged (audio)
Synonyms of submergednext
1
: covered with water
2
: submersed sense b
3
: sunk in poverty and misery
4
: hidden, suppressed
submerged emotions

submerged

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past tense and past participle of submerge

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Adjective submerged local roadways made for hazardous driving
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Police said the plane will remain submerged until FAA investigators can examine it. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 But some of the reservoir’s underwater history is well known and will remain submerged for some time yet. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Months of inactivity allow microbes, algae, barnacles and other invertebrates to colonize submerged surfaces. — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Additional video from Christy Davoudpour showed the 2014 Cessna on its side with one wing in the water, and then half-submerged. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for submerged

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of submerged was in 1697

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“Submerged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/submerged. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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