Synonyms of river

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river

noun

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1

as in canal

a passageway for water

A fallen tree branch was floating down the river.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in flood

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trickle
• drought
• drip
• dribble
• drouth

• trickle
• drought
• drip
• dribble
• drouth

Phrases Containing river

• sell down the river

• sell down the river