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past tense form of swamp.
past participle of swamp.

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swamped

[swompt] / swɒmpt /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (2) Adverb (1)

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busy adj.
overcome adj.
aground adv.

ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed

WEAK

already taken assiduous at it diligent having a full plate having enough on one's plate having fish to fry having many irons in the fire in a meeting in conference in someone else's possession in the field in the laboratory industrious on assignment on duty on the go tied-up up to one's ears with a customer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

ADJECTIVE

overcome

Synonyms

STRONG

affected beaten buried conquered defeated overthrown taken

WEAK

at a loss for words blown-away bowled-over speechless swept off one's feet unable to continue

Antonyms

WEAK

indifferent unbothered unconcerned unflappable unmoved

ADVERB

aground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ashore marooned stranded wrecked

WEAK

beached disabled foundered grounded high and dry reefed shipwrecked stuck

Antonyms

WEAK

afloat

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The island capital Funafuti's highest point is just two metres above sea-level, and two of its nine coral atolls are already largely swamped by rising seas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

When the first trailer appeared online, many users swamped comment sections to complain about what they'd seen.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But as the pandemic wore on and e-commerce boomed, the industry became swamped and additional small- to mid-size carriers entered the market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

I was not surprised by recent news that online classes have become swamped by artificial intelligence cheating, eroding academic integrity.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Within minutes, the road was swamped by thousands of marching people.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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