DOWNPOUR Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

downpour

noun

ˈdau̇n-ˌpȯr

as in rain

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car

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Recent Examples of downpour There’s a benefit, many learned, to being a downpour instead of a drizzle. —

Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 There’s a chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms that can result in downpours later in the afternoon, Garch said. —

Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026 Heavy downpours, especially in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, could also result in localized flash flooding. —

Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 Isolated large hail, heavy downpours possible The first of what will be multiple rounds of thunderstorms returns overnight into Friday morning, the weather service said. —

Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downpour

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rain

Noun

Fortunately, larger fuel sources like dense vegetation remain moist from heavy winter rains, and winds are predicted to be relatively light, conditions that together limit the danger of fast-spreading wildfires.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In July 2024, a deadly mudslide caused by heavy rain claimed the lives of 229 people in southern Ethiopia.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026