Synonyms of flood tide

flood tide

noun

as in flood

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

the flood tide of criticism that the company received

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flood
• torrent
• tide
• stream
• inundation
• river
• bath
• influx
• overflow
• avalanche
• deluge
• Niagara
• blizzard
• waterfall
• cataract
• cataclysm
• spate
• alluvion
• outflow
• current
• inflow
• cascade
• outpouring
• surplus
• flux
• discharge
• flush
• washout
• gush
• excess
• glut
• cloudburst
• oversupply
• engulfment
• overabundance
• surfeit
• overkill
• overage
• superabundance
• superfluity
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drought
• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flood tide

Most new titles from book publishers float into bookstores like flood tides in winter, summer and fall. — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 20 July 2023

These enclaves, once the backbone of Ukraine’s agricultural eastern steppe, were reduced to ruin as the war passed over them like a flood tide. — Natalia Yermak Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 14 July 2023

The next morning, a flood tide of parents and children washed over the kids’ area, with families backed up out the door. — Amy Virshup, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2022

Inside, visitors can see relics and reminders of one of the most consequential migrations in human history, a flood tide of humanity that changed the fabric of America. — Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022