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 there, wine flowed as attendees tucked into filet mignon and sea bass while chatting across large burgundy floral centerpieces. — Emily Tannenbaum, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

While the broader economy has grown at a healthy rate, the gains have disproportionately flowed to the wealthiest households. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

At least $276 million of that money has flowed to Republican groups and Musk's own political operation, America PAC, since July, according to a CNBC analysis of Federal Election Commission filings. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

From there, the skirt of the dress flowed to the red carpet, falling in a puddle at Jackson’s feet. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

There, her hair was styled in light brown curly braids that flowed down her back. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 23 Oct. 2026

The guarantee derived from a calculation by Hoover’s engineering deputy, Arthur Powell Davis, that so much water flowed down the river that there would always be enough to meet every state’s needs. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

But how and through whom the money flowed into the Alpha account revealed that it was intended to remain secret, more akin to a covert and illicit scheme, given that it was managed in part by a senior advisor to the president of the United States. — Matthew Cole, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set. — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026