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

The researchers also found more days when rivers were warm enough to stress cold-water species like bull trout. — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

The city fades away, and the road takes you through limestone hills, live oaks, and rivers lined with cypress trees. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Wildlife officials are banning fishing during certain hours on rivers and streams across the West, following an exceptionally dry winter and amid widespread drought. — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Because helium replaces water as the cooling medium, these reactors do not need to be built near rivers or coastlines. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Large windows also allow the rivers themselves to become part of the onboard environment. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 July 2026

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