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

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

California boaters will now face a higher fee to use the state’s lakes, rivers and other waterways as officials expand their efforts to fight invasive golden mussels. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 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

The crisis is worst up rivers such as the Yukon and the Kuskokwim. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Rising waters prompted mandatory evacuations along four rivers, including the San Juan River through Pagosa Springs. — Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Some have polluted rivers, destroyed forests or contaminated cenotes [sinkholes], and all struggle with guilt. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Meltwater from the mountain’s glaciers and thawing permafrost flows down through ancient channels, fueling the great rivers and soaking into these sprawling boglands. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Situated in Triple Frontier—a border formed by the convergence of the Iguazú and Paraná rivers, where Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay meet—the museum will spotlight South American art and the unique cultural dynamics of the region. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026