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spate

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of spate

1 a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms
  • A spate of words has been published on this controversial topic.
Synonyms of spate

bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, torrent
Words Related to spate

current, river, stream, tide

cloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring

flux, inflow, influx

engulfment, washout

avalanche, blizzard

cascade, waterfall

excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Near Antonyms of spate

dribble, drip, trickle
Antonyms of spate

drought (also drouth)
2 a considerable amount
  • a remark that drew a spate of complaints from viewers
Synonyms of spate

abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sight, slew, stack, store, ton, volume, wad, wealth, yard
Words Related to spate

epidemic, plague, rash

bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

deluge, flood, overflow

army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng
Phrases Synonymous with spate

all kinds (of), quite a bit
Near Antonyms of spate

atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

smatter, smattering
Antonyms of spate

ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen (also smidgeon), speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, tad, touch, trace

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