Synonyms of dam

dam 1 of 2

noun

as in levee

a bank of earth constructed to control water

the river backed up behind the dam until it formed a new lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• levee
• embankment
• dike
• canal
• barrier
• rampart
• weir
• lock
• head
• ditch
• barricade
• breakwater
• jetty
• channel
• block
• trough
• seawall
• gutter
• sluice
• earthwork
• bulwark
• breastwork
• barrage
• floodgate
• milldam
• stank

dam

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to block

to prevent passage through by filling with something

ice floes were damming the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• block
• obstruct
• flood
• jam
• fill
• stop (up)
• clog
• choke
• gum (up)
• congest
• stuff
• occlude
• clot
• plug (up)
• cork
• silt
• pack
• stopper
• gridlock
• fur
• swamp
• bung
• overwhelm
• spile
• inundate
• stopple
• glut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open (up)
• free
• clear
• unplug
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• unblock
• unstop
• unclog
• scoop (out)
• empty
• lighten

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• open (up)
• free
• clear
• unplug
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• unblock
• unstop
• unclog
• scoop (out)
• empty
• lighten

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2

as in to fill

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

dam up the pipes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• pack
• plug
• seal
• block
• stuff
• stop
• bung
• close (off)
• clog
• obstruct
• jam
• congest
• clot
• occlude
• choke
• caulk
• chink
• repack
• restuff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shovel
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• scoop (out)

• shovel
• hollow (out)
• excavate
• scoop (out)