Synonyms of shower

shower 1 of 2

noun

1

as in rain

a heavy fall of objects

a shower of books fell from the collapsing shelves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rain
• hail
• barrage
• storm
• flood
• volley
• torrent
• bombardment
• gush
• rush
• fusillade
• salvo
• broadside
• eruption
• cannonade
• spate
• outburst
• outbreak

2

as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

a shower of insults and curses rained down on the criminal as he was led through the crowd

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrage
• hail
• flurry
• volley
• torrent
• flood
• bombardment
• tide
• drumbeat
• fusillade
• storm
• salvo
• cannonade
• blitzkrieg
• blitz
• flush
• stream
• gush
• river
• overflow
• burst
• rash
• deluge
• outflow
• drumfire
• avalanche
• surge
• inundation
• discharge
• flood tide
• outpouring
• outburst
• earful
• spate
• surplus
• cataract
• broadside
• current
• cataclysm
• excess
• engulfment
• glut
• overabundance
• oversupply
• overkill
• superabundance
• surfeit
• overage
• overmuch
• superfluity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

shower

2 of 2

verb

as in to lavish

to give readily and in large quantities

showered gifts on the guests of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lavish
• rain
• pour
• heap
• flood
• stream
• swamp
• gush
• hail
• overflow
• overwhelm
• inundate
• bombard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• reserve
• retain
• hold back
• withhold

• keep
• reserve
• retain
• hold back
• withhold