Synonyms of raining

raining

verb

present participle of rain

1

as in pouring

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

it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• storming
• flooding
• precipitating
• showering
• drowning
• spitting
• raining cats and dogs
• hailing
• squalling
• inundating
• deluging
• engulfing
• swamping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spitting
• drizzling
• sprinkling
• misting
• mizzling

2

as in showering

to give readily and in large quantities

she rained praise upon her graduating students

the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• showering
• heaping
• lavishing
• flooding
• streaming
• gushing
• hailing
• overflowing
• overwhelming
• bombarding
• inundating
• swamping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• retaining
• reserving
• withholding
• holding back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raining

By then, Carolina led 20-3 and boos were raining down on the Falcons offense on every single series from the home crowd. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026

Last November, the Wolverines came to Mohegan Sun and gave UConn its toughest test before March, raining threes to nearly overcome an early huge Huskies lead. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

Pressure began been raining down on Bonta in recent weeks, from politicians to industry players to some guilds. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Iranian drones, ballistic missiles and other projectiles have been raining down on US bases and allies across the Middle East. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

The inescapable sounds of rejection and resentment should’ve long been raining down from the Dawg Pound and ringing in the ears of the bosses who divided this fanbase by dolling up a flawed man as their franchise quarterback. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

In January 2025, SpaceX's Starship exploded on its seventh test flight, raining fiery debris over the Atlantic Ocean near the Turks and Caicos islands. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

And now, there's a massive blob of rain heading right for this area where it's been raining for five days. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The lift had to be powerful enough to blast the massive orb into the sky, and the shell had to explode at just the right moment, without raining flaming debris. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026