Synonyms of flowed

flowed

verb

past tense of flow

1

as in poured

to move in a stream

water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poured
• streamed
• rolled
• dripped
• ran
• rushed
• flooded
• emanated
• rippled
• sprang
• arose
• raced
• effused
• issued
• coursed
• gushed
• flushed
• trickled
• spurted
• overflowed
• spouted
• engulfed
• inundated
• cascaded
• deluged
• dribbled
• swamped
• fountained
• overran
• riffled
• guttered
• disembogued
• sheeted
• washed out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backed up
• set
• coagulated
• hardened
• congealed
• clotted
• gelled

2

as in drifted

to move or proceed smoothly and readily

as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drifted
• glided
• sailed
• swept
• slid
• slipped
• rolled
• cruised
• brushed
• flew
• streamed
• raced
• sped
• rushed
• skimmed
• coasted
• bowled
• breezed
• whisked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• struggled
• floundered
• stumbled
• trudged
• shuffled
• limped
• plodded
• stamped
• lumbered
• labored
• stomped
• tramped
• toiled
• stumped
• shambled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flowed

From Corona Extra to Michelob Ultra, beer flowed on the National Mall this weekend as tens of thousands of fans watched IndyCar drivers race through the heart of Washington DC. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

The family fracture began when Baker and Emily sought an audit of millions of dollars that had flowed unauthorized from their accounts into businesses connected to Baker’s father and brother. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Simpson, meanwhile, only really got a mop-up duty sort of role based on how the game flowed. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Hyperliquid’s gains have drawn market share that might otherwise have flowed into Bitcoin, according to Ish Asad, a research analyst at crypto index fund manager Bitwise Investments. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

The large crowd that turned out for RSEO flowed organically from the skate contests during the day to the sets by PUP, Hot Mulligan, Angel Du$t and Basement at night. — Michelle Bruton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Some of that water was captured and used to recharge groundwater and fill reservoirs, but much more flowed through creeks and rivers and ultimately out to the Bay. — Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Both Kpler and Windward showed around five ships – total – exited the Strait of Hormuz on the day Wright said 20 million barrels flowed out of the Arab gulf region. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

The different notions of time, and their ultimate compatibility, flowed from this symmetry, which was unlike any that physicists had seen before. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026