Antonyms for immersed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-murst
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmɜrst


Definition of immersed

Origin :
  • early 15c. (implied in immersed), from Latin immersus, past participle of immergere "to plunge in, dip into" (see immersion). Related: Immersed; immersing; immersive.
  • adj deeply involved with
Example sentences :
  • Again I beheld Mr Clayton immersed in the doings of the place.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • All the water in the boat had drained to that side and my shoulders and neck were immersed.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • While the man was immersed in his work, he appeared not to be submerged.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • She was immersed in her own particular world that afternoon.
  • Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • He who is immersed in what concerns person or place cannot see the problem of existence.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • We are immersed in beauty, but our eyes have no clear vision.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The jar is immersed to within about an inch of its top in the box.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Compress and relax the skin repeatedly while immersed in both these baths.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
  • How would it sound, "I have an immersion to be immersed with, and how am I straitened?"
  • Extract from : « Bertha and Her Baptism » by Nehemiah Adams
  • Edward found him in his office, immersed among papers and accounts.
  • Extract from : « Waverley » by Sir Walter Scott

Synonyms for immersed

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