Synonyms of showers

showers 1 of 2

noun

plural of shower

1

as in rains

a heavy fall of objects

a shower of books fell from the collapsing shelves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rains
• barrages
• storms
• floods
• torrents
• volleys
• hails
• bombardments
• salvos
• outbreaks
• rushes
• eruptions
• outbursts
• cannonades
• broadsides
• fusillades
• gushes
• spates

2

as in barrages

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

• barrages
• flurries
• volleys
• torrents
• floods
• bombardments
• hails
• tides
• storms
• salvos
• cannonades
• drumbeats
• fusillades
• rashes
• blitzes
• streams
• blitzkriegs
• drumfires
• surges
• avalanches
• bursts
• outflows
• flushes
• outbursts
• deluges
• rivers
• inundations
• overflows
• outpourings
• discharges
• currents
• cataracts
• spates
• gushes
• flood tides
• surpluses
• earfuls
• cataclysms
• broadsides
• excesses
• gluts
• engulfments
• overages
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• superfluities
• overmuch
• overabundances
• superabundances
• overkills

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

showers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shower

as in pours

to give readily and in large quantities

showered gifts on the guests of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pours
• rains
• lavishes
• heaps
• streams
• floods
• gushes
• overflows
• overwhelms
• hails
• inundates
• swamps
• bombards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeps
• retains
• reserves
• withholds
• holds back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of showers

Noun

The humidity creeps up Friday evening ahead of several waves of showers and storms Saturday. — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Very dry feet can also be caused by hot showers, harsh soaps, and low humidity. — Mary Honkus, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

Doing laundry, washing dishes, taking showers or handling any appliances that are connected to a home’s plumbing should also be avoided during a thunderstorm. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Accessibility The property offers accessible suites with roll-in showers and ADA-compliant ramps. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

Flash flood warnings and watches were issued across a swath of central Indiana on Saturday, and forecasters with the National Weather Service warned that more showers and thunderstorms would be moving into the area throughout the day. — Nbc News, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Invest 94, the tropical wave with disorganized showers and thunderstorms in the eastern Atlantic, was located more than 1,000 miles west of Africa’s Cape Verde Islands on Saturday. — Richard Tribou, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Sunday, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms remain in the morning for Kansas City, then rain leaves the metro and shifts to central Missouri by the afternoon, the forecast shows. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Spotty showers across the Kansas City region Sunday morning give way to sunny skies and building heat, the forecast shows. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

And when engines light, SpaceX has to fire off its water deluge system, which showers the launchpad with hundreds of thousands of gallons of water in mere moments to shield the vital infrastructure from the blaze of liftoff. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

The tiny handle is easy to maneuver, making short work of quick cleanups and everything showers alike. — Sara Coughlin, Allure, 5 July 2026

Water elements are abundant; all rooms include indoor and outdoor rainforest showers along with soaking tubs; some also feature private plunge pools. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Bradley likes to brush her biscuits with heavy cream to lend a nice shiny coat and promote a golden crown, then showers them with poppy seeds and salt for extra crunch and flavor. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026

When the crowd at an early gig showers his sons with physical coins, Domingo’s expression shows offense at people treating the Jackson 5 like street performers. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

After persistent rain showers over the weekend, isolated thunderstorms are expected to form over Boise, according to the National Weather Service. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 13 Apr. 2026

Security footage provided by Elfvin shows the robot rolling directly into the side panel of a bus shelter, which shatters and showers the robot and sidewalk around it with what appears to be glass shards. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026