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torrent

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of torrent

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

the dam broke, unleashing a torrent down the dry riverbed

Synonyms of torrent

alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate

Words Related to torrent

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 torrent

dribble, drip, trickle

Antonyms of torrent

drought (also drouth)

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