Synonyms of cataract

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cataract

noun

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1

as in waterfall

a fall of water usually from a great height

the roaring cataract is one of the park's most majestic sights

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in flood

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drought
• drip
• drouth
• trickle
• dribble

• drought
• drip
• drouth
• trickle
• dribble

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