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

North Korean mines in past years have occasionally washed down a swollen river into South Korea, killing or injuring civilians. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

The rivers took these low spots for themselves in the spring, and did not give them back in time to plant. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Motorists crossing the river would have to drive around the structure, potentially creating the kind of traffic jams that terrorists could more easily exploit in a city already full of choke points. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

For comparison, the researchers also analyzed five teeth of crocodilians that shared the same rivers and floodplains. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing river

• sell down the river