Synonyms of rains

rains 1 of 2

noun

plural of rain

1

as in storms

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity

the rain continued for most of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storms
• rainfalls
• rainstorms
• downpours
• thunderstorms
• showers
• precipitations
• cloudbursts
• wets
• deluges
• weathers
• downfalls
• thundershowers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mists
• drizzles
• sprinkles
• spits
• scuds
• mizzles

2

as in barrages

a heavy fall of objects

the Norman invaders fled when the castle's defenders threw a rain of stones down upon them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrages
• showers
• floods
• storms
• torrents
• hails
• volleys
• bombardments
• salvos
• outbreaks
• rushes
• eruptions
• salvoes
• cannonades
• fusillades
• broadsides
• outbursts
• spates
• gushes

rains

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rain

1

as in pours

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spits
• sprinkles
• drizzles
• mists
• mizzles

2

as in showers

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeps
• retains
• reserves
• withholds
• holds back