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flood
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a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms a flood nearly wiped out the town a flood of messages on my computer Synonyms alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent Related Words 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 dribble, drip, trickle Antonyms drought (also drouth)
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flood
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to cover with a flood the lowlands were completely flooded angry calls flooded the radio station Synonyms deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp Related Words avalanche, smother; overcome, overrun; flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream; douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet Near Antonyms dehydrate, dry, parch Antonyms drain
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