Synonyms of outflow

outflow

noun

ˈau̇t-ˌflō 

as in flow

a flowing or going out

over the last year the state experienced an unprecedented brain drain as the outflow of highly educated professionals exceeded the inflow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flow
• exodus
• outpouring
• flight
• gush
• emigration
• outpour
• rush
• drain
• ebb
• emission
• reflux
• emanation
• diaspora
• discharge
• stampede
• effluence
• reflow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inflow
• influx
• flux
• flood
• overflow
• river
• torrent
• inundation
• stream
• deluge
• tide
• inrush
• spate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outflow

The discovery reveals what happens when the supermassive black hole engines that power these vast, blooming outflows of plasma stall. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Despite lowered rain chances, powerful outflow winds and blowing dust will be possible in the Valley. — Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Gusty strong to severe winds will also be possible from outflow ahead of any rain. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

They were not fished out of a sewage outflow or dug up from a soil sample, which is where such things normally come from. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026