Synonyms of rivers

rivers

noun

plural of river

1

as in streams

a passageway for water

A fallen tree branch was floating down the river.

Related Words

• streams
• canals
• waterways
• rivulets
• watercourses
• aqueducts
• gutters
• channels
• raceways
• flumes
• courses
• conduits
• sluices
• spillways
• floodways
• sluiceways
• racecourses
• torrents
• millstreams
• millraces
• troughs
• tideways
• swashes

2

as in floods

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

• streams
• floods
• tides
• torrents
• influxes
• overflows
• currents
• inundations
• avalanches
• baths
• outflows
• cataracts
• flood tides
• deluges
• cloudbursts
• outpourings
• inflows
• spates
• waterfalls
• Niagaras
• fluxes
• flushes
• alluvions
• cataclysms
• gushes
• discharges
• cascades
• blizzards
• surpluses
• excesses
• gluts
• surfeits
• overages
• superfluities
• oversupplies
• overmuch
• overabundances
• superabundances
• overkills

Dissimilar Words

• drips
• droughts
• trickles
• dribbles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rivers

Richmond, Virginia Virginia’s mountains, beaches, and rivers bat well above average in the natural beauty department, and Richmond puts you within driving distance of all of it. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

Beyond the wildfires, throughout the trip, her counselor pointed out flooded rivers in Canada because of extreme heat melting snow runoff. — Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 2026

The Okefenokee Swamp is regarded as one of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystems, encompassing a vast network of wetlands that supports exceptional biodiversity and serves as the source of two major rivers. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

In Chinese mythology, for example, dragons are revered as powerful, benevolent beings associated with rain, rivers, and fertility. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

The gulf is surrounded by the Osa Conservation Area, featuring pristine beaches, mangrove forests, rivers, mountains and some of the most biodiverse tropical forests on the planet. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026

Once the gold is separated, the mercury is released into the rivers, contaminating water sources and fish essential to Indigenous life. — Gabriela Sa Pessoa, Fortune, 24 July 2026

The main road home is closed, so players must detour through a wild valley full of hills, rivers and angry wildlife, while the janky physics turn every bump into potential disaster as the RV sways, tips and flips with ease. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Lakes, rivers and the ocean pose additional hazards, including currents, changing depths and underwater obstacles, so families should take extra precautions when swimming there. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026