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overflow

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of overflow

1 a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

  • a great overflow of water from the heavy rains swept mud and silt down onto the highway
Synonyms of overflow

alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, spate, torrent
Words Related to overflow

current, river, stream, tide

cloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring

flux, inflow, influx

engulfment, washout

avalanche, blizzard

cascade, waterfall

excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Near Antonyms of overflow

dribble, drip, trickle
Antonyms of overflow

drought (also drouth)

2 the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed

  • an overflow of help actually made the job more complicated
Synonyms of overflow

bellyful, excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, overplus, oversupply, plethora, plus, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, surplusage
Words Related to overflow

abundance, bounty, plentitude, plenty, profusion, sufficiency

overproduction, overstock
Near Antonyms of overflow

dearth, lack, scarcity, want
Antonyms of overflow

deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, undersupply

overflow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of overflow

1 to flow over the brim or top of

  • while the wine steward stood there gawking at the nearby celebrity, my expensive champagne was overflowing its glass and pouring onto our table
Synonyms of overflow

overfill
Words Related to overflow

boil over, run over, spill, well (up)

flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp

wash (over)

brim, cascade, slop, slosh
Near Antonyms of overflow

recede

2 to cover with a flood

  • the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away
Synonyms of overflow

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, gulf, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, submerse, swamp
Words Related to overflow

avalanche, smother

overcome, overrun

flow, flush, gush, pour, sluice, spout, spurt, stream

douse (also dowse), drench, soak, wet
Near Antonyms of overflow

dehydrate, dry, parch
Antonyms of overflow

drain

3 to be copiously supplied

  • a magazine that usually overflows with home-repair tips for the do-it-yourselfer
Synonyms of overflow

abound, brim, bristle, bulge, burst, bustle, buzz, crawl, hum, pullulate, swarm, teem
Near Antonyms of overflow

lack, need, want

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