Synonyms for torrent
ˈtɔr ənt, ˈtɒr-tor·rent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 3 votes

1. downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soakernoun

   a heavy rain

   Synonyms:
   waterspout, pelter, alky, deluge, lush, cloudburst, souse, boozer, violent stream, flood, downpour, dipsomaniac, alluvion, inundation, alcoholic, soaker

2. torrent, violent streamnoun

   a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)

   "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

   Synonyms:
   waterspout, pelter, inundation, downpour, deluge, cloudburst, soaker, flood, violent stream

3. flood, inundation, deluge, torrentnoun

   an overwhelming number or amount

   "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"

   Synonyms:
   waterspout, pelter, soaker, deluge, floodlight, cloudburst, rising tide, overflow, violent stream, flood, downpour, alluvion, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, photoflood, outpouring

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. torrentnoun

   Synonyms:
   rapid stream, strong current

2. torrentnoun

   Synonyms:
   rapid flow

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1. List of paraphrases for "torrent":

   deluge, blaze, stream, flood, avalanche, outpouring

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1. Father Malachy Conlon:

   The pastoral council talked about reaching out to people at this difficult time and as we talked, this idea evolved. It was all quite spontaneous, there were huge crowds, it was a moving turnout. I've never received such a torrent of messages as I have this evening, people deeply appreciative and feeling connected to one another, despite all of the distancing.

2. Bill Werde:

   If youre a music fan and you appreciate the history of Woodstock as a cultural, pinnacle moment, even as a brand, its hard not to be sad about this seemingly never-ending torrent of missteps and false hopes, for the sake of the legacy of Woodstock, I kind of wish they would stop. Its like watching a boxer who just wont stay down when he really should.

3. Mr Calder:

   He must’ve gotten caught in a torrent and confused, beached himself on the side of the road.

4. Brandie Nonnecke:

   Right now there's this torrent of images and videos being shared, the more the imagery moves you, the quicker it's going to move through social media networks.

5. Paul Valery:

   The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.