Drowning and Float

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Float is an antonym for drowning in submerge and die topic.

Nearby Words: drown, drowned

Float verb - To rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air.

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Drowning is an antonym for float.

Nearby Words: floating, floated, floater, floatable, floaty

Perhaps the most horrifying and saddest one of all depicts an unsupervised toddler dropping her float toy into a pool, and then presumably drowning while attempting to retrieve it.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Public Service Announcement
Super Drowning Skills: Gorou cannot swim without a float, even in the shallow end.

Source: Manga / Hozuki-san Chi no Aneki
Super Not-Drowning Skills: Played straight in the first game, where Gex swims Mario-style, pressing the jump button to float upwards and not needing any oxygen.

Source: Video Game / Gex

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