Synonyms of overflowing

overflowing 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in teeming

Related Words

• teeming
• crowded
• swarming
• populous
• abounding
• thronging
• humming
• bustling
• buzzing
• vibrant
• abuzz
• busy
• flourishing
• happening
• kinetic
• rousing
• lively
• stirring
• thriving
• animated
• abubble
• brisk
• hopping
• astir
• alive
• aboil

Dissimilar Words

• dead
• inactive
• lifeless
• sleepy
• asleep

2

as in overloaded

Related Words

• overloaded
• inflated
• overfilled
• over
• overfull
• oversize
• overlarge
• extreme
• maximum
• utmost
• full
• peaked
• sky-high
• maximized
• increased
• up
• heightened
• elevated
• raised
• high
• escalated
• jacked (up)

Dissimilar Words

• low
• down
• decreased
• dropped
• depressed
• under
• receded
• knockdown

overflowing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of overflow

1

as in spilling

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 & Similar Words

• spilling
• flooding
• overfilling
• flushing
• engulfing
• flowing
• pouring
• submerging
• gushing
• inundating
• sluicing
• brimming
• running over
• boiling over
• spurting
• overwhelming
• swamping
• welling (up)
• drowning
• streaming
• spouting
• washing (over)
• deluging
• sloshing
• cascading
• slopping
• submersing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receding

2

as in flooding

to cover with a flood

the swollen river overflowed the surrounding land and washed several houses away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flooding
• engulfing
• overwhelming
• drowning
• inundating
• submerging
• swamping
• deluging
• flushing
• gulfing
• flowing
• overcoming
• submersing
• gushing
• avalanching
• overrunning
• sluicing
• smothering
• spurting
• pouring
• wetting
• streaming
• spouting
• drenching
• soaking
• dousing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• draining
• drying
• dehydrating
• parching

3

as in bursting

to be copiously supplied

a magazine that usually overflows with home-repair tips for the do-it-yourselfer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursting
• buzzing
• bulging
• brimming
• teeming
• humming
• abounding
• swarming
• bustling
• bristling
• crawling
• pullulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lacking
• wanting
• needing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overflowing

Adjective

But Possible Love is the sort of singularly rich, overflowing, evocative drama that covers an entire spectrum of emotions, running the gamut from bliss to bad behavior. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026

Authorities warn of potential secondary floods due to an overflowing lake in the area where the first glacier collapsed. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

One of Cash’s interests, carried over from Earth Angel, her 2023 debut book of short stories, is an overflowing index of animal references. — Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026

And Zermatt itself also has pockets of traditional charm, with streets lined with chalet after chalet and overflowing flower boxes. — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

JPMorgan has even needed to lease additional space to facilitate staffers’ return, renting several floors in the former Credit Suisse office close to the US lender’s overflowing European headquarters. — Jack Sidders, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025

So there Wilson went toward the overflowing Aces’ bench. — Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025

The more unexpected takeaway was the show's graphic depiction of an overflowing toilet as the climax of the episode, which was set on Thanksgiving Day. — Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025

In the suburban village of Wauwatosa, an overflowing and fast-moving Menomonee River submerged a popular playground. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Verb

After word of his death surfaced, the internet, not surprisingly, was filled with thousands of tributes of admiration and overflowing love for the Yorkshire man. — Gates McFadden, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Plenty of other artists have garages overflowing with customs, invite-only supercars, and other unobtainium, though, and most of those collections likely never turn a wheel, let alone do useful work. — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026

Mix the unique transmission with that generation Vantage’s most intimidating looks, and you’re left with a car overflowing with bravado. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026

The controversy emphasized how California, where shelters are overflowing with animals, failed to regulate private rescue groups. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Even with the appeals and distractions of the intertidal world and a few early morning tongues of uni, our bags are still overflowing. — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Teeming with alliteration and assonance, and overflowing with cryptic references and metaphors—known to scholars as kennings—the two poems are like two peas from the same pod. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Mauricio Granados who works at EDITION Residences said the overflowing king tide said flooding was making the morning tough for Edgewater pedestrians. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Human kindness should be overflowing Longtime Everman residents Andy Booth and Yvonne Booth told the Star-Telegram that the news was especially difficult for them because Noel lived a block away. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026