Synonyms of river

river

noun

1

as in canal

a passageway for water

A fallen tree branch was floating down the river.

Related Words

• canal
• stream
• waterway
• rivulet
• watercourse
• aqueduct
• gutter
• channel
• flume
• course
• racecourse
• raceway
• conduit
• sluice
• spillway
• millrace
• millstream
• floodway
• torrent
• sluiceway
• tideway
• trough
• swash

2

as in stream

an overwhelming flow or rush of something

Jet streams can be thought of as giant rivers of air that circulate around the globe.

He was overwhelmed by the river of new information that the document dump provided.

Related Words

• stream
• flood
• tide
• influx
• torrent
• overflow
• inundation
• current
• bath
• Niagara
• outflow
• avalanche
• flood tide
• cataract
• inflow
• deluge
• alluvion
• spate
• waterfall
• outpouring
• discharge
• flush
• gush
• flux
• cascade
• cataclysm
• cloudburst
• surplus
• blizzard
• excess
• glut
• surfeit
• overabundance
• oversupply
• superabundance
• overage
• superfluity
• overkill
• overmuch

Dissimilar Words

• trickle
• drip
• drought
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of river

Nepal is a country of jagged, towering peaks with sheer slopes sweeping down to narrow valleys, cut through by powerful rivers. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

The flooding devastated communities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors, destroying homes, buildings and critical infrastructure and killing hundreds. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Officials told Indian media outlets that whatever fell off the glacier may have dropped into a glacial lake and blocked a river, resulting in the massive wave of ice, water and debris that plowed through settlements nearby. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

But monitoring thousands of glaciers, steep slopes and river valleys across the Himalayan arc is extremely difficult. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing river

• sell down the river