Synonyms of deluges

deluges 1 of 2

noun

plural of deluge

1

as in floods

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

a deluge of thanks and appreciation for the returning troops

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floods
• torrents
• inundations
• streams
• tides
• spates
• influxes
• overflows
• blizzards
• rivers
• avalanches
• cloudbursts
• baths
• flood tides
• cataclysms
• alluvions
• waterfalls
• cataracts
• outpourings
• Niagaras
• cascades
• outflows
• currents
• inflows
• washouts
• gushes
• flushes
• surpluses
• excesses
• fluxes
• surfeits
• gluts
• oversupplies
• discharges
• overabundances
• overages
• engulfments
• overmuch
• superfluities
• overkills
• superabundances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• droughts
• drips
• trickles
• drouths
• dribbles

• droughts
• drips
• trickles
• drouths
• dribbles

2

as in rains

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity

the exiting moviegoers were caught in the deluge without umbrellas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rains
• storms
• downpours
• rainstorms
• rainfalls
• cloudbursts
• thunderstorms
• wets
• showers
• precipitations
• weathers
• downfalls
• thundershowers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drizzles
• mists
• sprinkles
• scuds
• spits
• mizzles

• drizzles
• mists
• sprinkles
• scuds
• spits
• mizzles

deluges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of deluge

as in engulfs

to cover with a flood

deluged with requests for help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floods
• engulfs
• overwhelms
• drowns
• inundates
• submerges
• swamps
• overflows
• gulfs
• avalanches
• flushes
• submerses
• flows
• sluices
• streams
• spurts
• overcomes
• gushes
• smothers
• wets
• spouts
• overruns
• drenches
• pours
• soaks
• douses
• dowses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drains
• dries
• parches
• dehydrates

• drains
• dries
• parches
• dehydrates