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flow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flow

1 to move in a stream

water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate

Synonyms of flow

pour, roll, run, stream

Words Related to flow

arise, disembogue, effuse, emanate, issue, spring

course, race, rush

fountain, gush, spout, spurt

deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, overflow, overrun, swamp

cascade, dribble, drip, gutter, riffle, ripple, sheet, trickle

flush, wash out

Near Antonyms of flow

clot, coagulate, congeal, gel, harden, set

Antonyms of flow

2 to move or proceed smoothly and readily

as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow

Synonyms of flow

bowl, breeze, brush, coast, cruise, drift, glide, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream, sweep, whisk

Words Related to flow

fly, race, rush, speed

Near Antonyms of flow

limp, lumber, plod, stumble, trudge

shamble, shuffle

stamp, stomp, stump, tramp

Antonyms of flow

flounder, struggle

Synonym Discussion of flow

spring, arise, rise, originate, derive, flow, issue, emanate, proceed, stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging.

- an idea that springs to mind

arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent.

- new questions have arisen
- slowly rose to prominence

originate implies a definite source or starting point.

- the fire originated in the basement

derive implies a prior existence in another form.

- the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast

flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception.

- words flowed easily from her pen

issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet.

- blood issued from the cut

emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source.

- reports emanating from the capital

proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause.

- advice that proceeds from the best of intentions

stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development.

- industries stemming from space research

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