Synonyms of shower

shower 1 of 2

noun

1

as in rain

a heavy fall of objects

a shower of books fell from the collapsing shelves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rain
• hail
• barrage
• storm
• flood
• volley
• torrent
• bombardment
• rush
• broadside
• spate
• fusillade
• salvo
• eruption
• gush
• cannonade
• outbreak
• outburst

2

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

a shower of insults and curses rained down on the criminal as he was led through the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrage
• flurry
• hail
• volley
• torrent
• flood
• bombardment
• tide
• drumbeat
• fusillade
• storm
• salvo
• cannonade
• blitzkrieg
• blitz
• stream
• rash
• flush
• drumfire
• river
• overflow
• burst
• surge
• outflow
• avalanche
• gush
• deluge
• discharge
• inundation
• flood tide
• outpouring
• outburst
• earful
• spate
• surplus
• cataract
• broadside
• current
• excess
• cataclysm
• engulfment
• glut
• overabundance
• oversupply
• surfeit
• superabundance
• overkill
• overage
• superfluity
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

shower

2 of 2

verb

as in to lavish

to give readily and in large quantities

showered gifts on the guests of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lavish
• pour
• heap
• rain
• stream
• flood
• swamp
• gush
• overflow
• hail
• overwhelm
• inundate
• bombard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• retain
• reserve
• withhold
• hold back