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

Several weather patterns are contributing to possible tropical storm development, including developing moisture that threatens showers and thunderstorms from South Florida south through Jamaica over the weekend. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025

Each has a gas fireplace, private lawn that begs for a picnic and good book, Japanese soaking tub, and a seasonal outdoor shower. —Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025

Verb

The windows shattered under the pressure, showering the two with glass. —Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 May 2025

Such was the case this past weekend, as the Bronx faithful showered the $765-million man with deafening boos, taunts and obscenities. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025