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

And the quadrangular system of roads — state, county and township — and all that flowed from them are a historic institutional achievement that drove broader economic and social development. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026

In all the time since, the water flowed through that line under the many incarnations of the Sunset Strip, feeding smaller pipes that quenched a growing metropolis that expanded from about 500,000 people to 4 million. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Summer training camps attract all sorts of people, and many of those who flowed through or around Leipzig’s five days in Switzerland last July were just as impressed. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Aperol spritzes flowed off to one side, wine pours in the middle of the room, and plates of salads, seafood, paninis, pasta, and sweets were served—often by Vizzari and Dosio themselves. — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

That amounts to roughly a quarter of what flowed through the strait before the war. — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Those massive paper gains have bolstered Alphabet’s investment portfolio and flowed through to its bottom line. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Scout’s long, brown hair flowed down her back—reminding us of her mom’s signature locks. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Urban runoff filled with a noxious brew of fertilizers, stormwater and sewage has flowed into the Seminole County lake from as far as Orlando, Winter Park and Altamonte Springs for decades. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026