Synonyms of cascade

cascade 1 of 2

noun

(ˌ)kas-ˈkād 

as in waterfall

a fall of water usually from a great height

the river forms a series of cascades as it drops a total of 200 feet in elevation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waterfall
• fall(s)
• cataract
• rapid(s)
• chute
• flume
• white water
• shoot

cascade

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verb

1

as in to stream

Related Words

• stream
• issue
• jet
• spurt
• roll
• gush
• pour
• rush
• squirt
• spout
• spew
• splash
• run
• surge
• wash
• swell
• swoosh
• slosh
• flood
• flush
• plash
• overflow
• fountain
• overwhelm
• drown
• sluice
• engulf
• inundate
• deluge
• swamp
• submerge
• submerse

Dissimilar Words

• drop
• drip
• trickle
• sprinkle
• dribble
• leak
• strain
• bleed
• seep
• weep
• percolate
• ooze
• spatter
• exude

2

as in to depend

Related Words

• depend
• overhang
• fall
• extend (out)
• balance
• protrude
• project
• string
• stick out
• drape
• pin
• jut
• poise
• mount
• garland
• festoon
• sling
• hook
• suspend
• tack
• dangle
• swing
• hang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cascade

Noun

Flights in early 2025, though, ended in a series of failures including two in which the Starship upper stage disintegrated in a fiery cascade of debris across the skies visible from Florida and the Caribbean. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026

At Maywood’s Riverfront Park, Ma was accompanied by the vroom of nearby traffic, cascade of a yucca rainstick and burbling hum of a water synth. — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Verb

Floral appliqués bloom across one shoulder before reappearing at the hip, where feather-like embellishments cascade down the side of the skirt. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 6 July 2026

The old power plants lack the reserve capacity to absorb glitches and breakdowns, which regularly cascade into the collapse of the entire grid or significant portions of it. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026