Synonyms for overflow
ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊover·flow

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1. overflow

   Synonyms:
   redundancy, exuberance, superabundance, deluge, inundation

   Antonyms:
   deficiency, exhaustion, subsidence

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1. flood, overflow, outpouringnoun

   a large flow

   Synonyms:
   outflow, run, deluge, overspill, onslaught, runoff, discharge, rising tide, gush, spring, flood, torrent, natural spring, alluvion, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, bombardment, fountain, photoflood, outpouring, barrage, flush, floodlight

2. overflow, runoff, overspillverb

   the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

   Synonyms:
   flood, outpouring, runoff, overspill

3. overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim oververb

   flow or run over (a limit or brim)

   Synonyms:
   overrun, run down, run over, bubble over, brim over, invade, spill over, infest, well over

4. bubble over, overflow, spill oververb

   overflow with a certain feeling

   "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"

   Synonyms:
   overrun, pour out, run over, bubble over, brim over, spill over, spill out, well over

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1. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   inundate, deluge, flood, flow over

2. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   overspread, overrun

3. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   overrun, run over

4. overflownoun

   Synonyms:
   inundation

5. overflownoun

   Synonyms:
   superabundance, exuberance, luxuriance, profusion, excess

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1. overflownoun

   Synonyms:
   deluge, flood, inundation, exuberance, superabundance, profusion

2. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   inundate, deluge, engulf

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1. List of paraphrases for "overflow":

   spillover, overrun, spill, spill-over, orgy, auxiliary

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1. William Shakespeare:

   Let the coming hour overflow with joy, and let pleasure drown the brim.

2. Alexander Suturin:

   As soon as the storage ponds overflow, streams run into Lake Baikal, secondly, there is a large amount of accumulated waste water sitting under the site. When the plant was operating, the water was pumped out and discharged to treatment facilities, now there are no treatment facilities, but the contamination remains and is leaking into Lake Baikal.

3. Laura Jaworski:

   Allow your heart to overflow with gratitude, and so, fill the world with Love.

4. Goh Guek Eng:

   Good news: Product transfers from China are leading to more quotation requests and order overflow, bad news: Materials are not coming in from China.

5. William Wordsworth:

   Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.