Synonyms of pours

pours

verb

present tense third-person singular of pour

1

as in streams

to cause to flow in a stream

she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streams
• floods
• trickles
• inundates
• overflows
• ladles
• cascades
• spoons
• deluges

2

as in flows

to move in a stream

water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flows
• streams
• runs
• rolls
• drips
• rushes
• emanates
• floods
• gushes
• springs
• arises
• spouts
• trickles
• races
• engulfs
• inundates
• overflows
• effuses
• flushes
• ripples
• spurts
• courses
• issues
• dribbles
• sheets
• cascades
• overruns
• swamps
• deluges
• fountains
• disembogues
• washes out
• riffles
• gutters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backs up
• hardens
• coagulates
• sets
• gels
• congeals
• clots

3

as in rushes

to flow out in great quantities or with force

tears pouring down his cheeks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushes
• streams
• gushes
• squirts
• spouts
• spews
• splashes
• rolls
• spurts
• jets
• runs
• washes
• floods
• flushes
• swooshes
• sloshes
• swells
• surges
• drowns
• cascades
• engulfs
• inundates
• submerges
• overflows
• overwhelms
• issues
• deluges
• sluices
• swamps
• plashes
• fountains
• submerses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• trickles
• drips
• dribbles
• sprinkles
• leaks
• weeps
• seeps
• percolates
• oozes
• bleeds
• exudes
• spatters
• strains

4

as in rains

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds

it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rains
• precipitates
• floods
• storms
• drowns
• spits
• showers
• rains cats and dogs
• hails
• engulfs
• inundates
• deluges
• swamps
• squalls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spits
• drizzles
• sprinkles
• mists
• mizzles

5

as in lavishes

to give readily and in large quantities

repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lavishes
• showers
• rains
• heaps
• gushes
• streams
• floods
• overwhelms
• hails
• inundates
• overflows
• bombards
• swamps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retains
• keeps
• reserves
• withholds
• holds back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pours

An infusion pump hangs from a pole beside him; sunlight pours through tall windows in the background. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Jayawardhana defended the decades-old partnership between higher education institutions and Washington, which pours billions of dollars into research universities. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

To begin her drawings, Trouvé pours bleach onto blank sheets of industrial colored paper. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Even as funding pours in, first responders say the village remains inadequately prepared to protect residents and tourists. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Set the scene Natural light pours in through the skylight above the check-in desks. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

Marc Andreessen, whose venture firm Andreessen Horowitz pours billions into defense tech firms, including Anduril, was named to the Pentagon's defense policy board this summer, alongside Thiel Capital's Blake Masters. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

There will be live music, food vendors, custom hats/shirts, and collaborator/brewer welcome pours. — Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Draperies offer a visual divide, and natural sunlight pours through the windows to brighten the space. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026