swamped

[ swompt ]

adjective

1. filled or covered with water; flooded; inundated:

   The most important thing we learned is how to paddle a swamped canoe back in to shore.

   He saw lines of people walking along the swamped road, completely drenched.

2. overwhelmed, especially with an excess of something:

   The website outage was most likely caused by swamped servers.

   Whether it's helping a swamped colleague with a project or buying a stranger a cup of coffee, any small act of kindness can boost happiness.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of swamp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swamped¹

swamp ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Even inside the Republican Party, Trump’s effort to turn the page seemed doomed and pathetic; polls in late 2022 began to show him getting swamped in the GOP primary by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

From Slate

Obama ended up winning the popular vote by four points and swamped Romney in the electoral vote count 332 to 206.

From Los Angeles Times

Werner's goal was his first of the season, only his third in 26 appearances for the club, but the manner in which he was swamped by elated team-mates and the reaction of the home fans illustrated that he remains a popular figure.

From BBC

In the pandemic we heard reports of swamped hospitals in danger of being overwhelmed though to what extent was never fully clear.

From BBC

More recently, Harvey swamped Texas in 2017 and cost about $125 billion in damage — second only to Katrina's destruction in New Orleans and along the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2005.

From Salon

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