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 area derives its name from the fact that the Little Econlockhatchee and larger Econlockhatchee rivers meet just south of the forest. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

The Southern Pacific muscled out the competition not just on land but on the seas and rivers. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

The other five, Cooley explained, are because of changes in the local ecosystem, including the felling of forests and the drying up of rivers like the Santa Cruz. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Introduced to Virginia rivers decades ago, the fish have proved able to tolerate the saltier waters of the bay and are now outcompeting native species. — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Ecosystems like wetlands, rivers and lakes play an important role in protecting biodiversity and protecting communities from disasters like floods, making conservation powerful for both nature and people. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

The move is the latest in an evolving effort to revise the state’s permitting rules for private docks that link waterfront homes and other upland properties to deep-water rivers and creeks. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Rains have stopped, at least temporarily, but rivers were still rising. — Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

For the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, Virginia’s rivers, wetlands and landscapes are living connections to our ancestors and to the generations who will come after us. — Dana Adkins, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026