Synonyms of shower

shower 1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈshau̇(-ə)r 

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
• rush
• broadside
• spate
• fusillade
• salvo
• eruption
• gush
• cannonade
• outbreak
• outburst

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

shower

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verb (1)

as in to lavish

to give readily and in large quantities

showered gifts on the guests of honor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• retain
• reserve
• withhold
• hold back

showers

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noun (2)

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
• salvoes
• 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
• salvoes
• storms
• salvos
• cannonades
• drumbeats
• fusillades
• blitzes
• rashes
• 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

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verb (2)

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 shower

Noun

The butler’s pantry, which doubles as a cocktail bar, is done up in a deep green hue, a color that also shows up in the shower tiling of one of the eight bathrooms. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 May 2025

The combination of this anomalously moist air, upper-level dynamic support, and upslope flow with increasing proximity to the Rockies will bring widespread showers and thunderstorms producing heavy downpours and the potential for several inches of rainfall. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025

Verb

And one of my all-time favorite ways to eat them is poached in olive oil and showered in fresh dill. —Kristy Mucci, Saveur, 1 May 2025

In the comments, friends and fans alike showered the couple with messages of congratulations. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025