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deluge

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of deluge

1 a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

  • a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops
Synonyms of deluge

alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent
Words Related to deluge

current, river, stream, tide

cloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring

flux, inflow, influx

engulfment, washout

avalanche, blizzard

cascade, waterfall

excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Near Antonyms of deluge

dribble, drip, trickle
Antonyms of deluge

drought (also drouth)

2 a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity

  • the exiting moviegoers were caught in the deluge without umbrellas
Synonyms of deluge

cloudburst, downfall, downpour, rain, rainfall, rainstorm, storm, wet
Words Related to deluge

precipitation, shower

thundershower, thunderstorm, weather
Near Antonyms of deluge

drizzle, mist, mizzle, scud, spit, sprinkle

deluge

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of deluge

to cover with a flood

  • deluged with requests for help
Synonyms of deluge

drown, engulf, flood, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp
Words Related to deluge

avalanche, smother

overcome, overrun

flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream

douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet
Near Antonyms of deluge

dehydrate, dry, parch
Antonyms of deluge

drain

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