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 first meandering rivers and floodplains developed as tree roots stabilized soil and prevented its erosion, while at the same time locking away vast amounts of atmospheric carbon into the nascent soils. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

But yes, rivers and lakes — that’s something that Vancouver had. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

With heavy rain soaking the region on Thursday, the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for several rivers, including the Missouri River and locations along it. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

For 21 years this resort on 22 jungle-y acres spilling down a steep ridge to an energetic convergence of rivers outside of Ubud has focused resolutely on wellbeing, and the offerings keep growing. — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Some processes are missing from today’s simulations, so our machine learning model can’t learn about them – for example, how ice cracks and breaks, and how rivers and lakes beneath the ice sheet change over time. — Robert Kopp, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Additionally, the project’s closed-loop water system prevents nutrients from washing into nearby rivers, where runoff from conventional cotton production can contribute to eutrophication. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey experienced some flooding Wednesday in coastal areas, including near rivers and creeks, with a few locations in southeast Virginia reaching major flood stage. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

But the debris flowed more than 60 miles, affecting communities all along the Lende Kholā and Trishuli̇̄ Kholā rivers. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026