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river

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of river

1 a passageway for water

A fallen tree branch was floating down the river.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of river

rivulet, stream

aqueduct, canal, channel, conduit, course, flume, racecourse, raceway, watercourse, waterway

millrace, millstream

floodway, sluice, sluiceway, spillway

swash, tideway, torrent

2 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 and Near Synonyms of river

current, stream, tide

alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent

cloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring

flux, inflow, influx

avalanche, blizzard

cascade, waterfall

excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of river

dribble, drip, trickle

drought (also drouth)

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