Synonyms of shower

shower 1 of 4

noun (1)

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