Synonyms for flood
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1. Floodnoun

   Synonyms:
   inundate, deluge, overfill, swamp, Deluge

2. floodverb

   The flood referred to in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament.

   Synonyms:
   Deluge, swamp, overfill, deluge, inundate

3. floodverb

   A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

   Synonyms:
   deluge, overfill, inundate, swamp

4. floodverb

   A floodlight

   The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.

   Synonyms:
   swamp, overfill, inundate, deluge

5. floodverb

   To paste numerous lines of text to a chat system in order to disrupt the conversation.

   Synonyms:
   deluge, inundate, overfill, swamp

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flood

   Synonyms:
   deluge, inundation, abundance

   Antonyms:
   drought, drain, ebb, scarcity, subsidence

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1. flood, inundation, deluge, alluvionnoun

   the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

   "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

   Synonyms:
   alluvial sediment, waterspout, pelter, soaker, deluge, floodlight, cloudburst, rising tide, overflow, alluvial deposit, downpour, alluvion, alluvium, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, photoflood, outpouring, torrent

2. 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, downpour, alluvion, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, photoflood, outpouring, torrent

3. flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photofloodnoun

   light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

   Synonyms:
   flood lamp, rising tide, floodlight, flood tide, overflow, outpouring, torrent, flowage, deluge, inundation, alluvion, photoflood

4. flood, overflow, outpouringnoun

   a large flow

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

5. flood, flowagenoun

   the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

   Synonyms:
   flood lamp, rising tide, floodlight, flood tide, overflow, outpouring, torrent, flowage, deluge, inundation, alluvion, photoflood

6. flood tide, flood, rising tideverb

   the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)

   "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   flood lamp, rising tide, floodlight, flood tide, overflow, outpouring, climax, torrent, flowage, deluge, inundation, alluvion, photoflood

7. deluge, flood, inundate, swampverb

   fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

   "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

   Synonyms:
   submerge, oversupply, swamp, flood out, glut, inundate, overwhelm, deluge, drench

8. floodverb

   cover with liquid, usually water

   "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

   Synonyms:
   glut, swamp, deluge, inundate, oversupply

9. flood, oversupply, glutverb

   supply with an excess of

   "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"

   Synonyms:
   stuff, scarf out, gorge, deluge, pig out, gourmandize, oversupply, swamp, englut, glut, satiate, overgorge, overindulge, inundate, engorge, binge, gormandize, ingurgitate, overeat, gormandise

10. floodverb

    become filled to overflowing

    "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"

    Synonyms:
    glut, swamp, deluge, inundate, oversupply

Matched Categories

1. • Batch
   • Cover
   • Fill
   • Filling
   • Flow
   • Light
   • Supply

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1. floodnoun

   Synonyms:
   inundation, deluge, overflow, freshet

2. floodnoun

   Synonyms:
   great flow

3. floodverb

   Synonyms:
   overflow, inundate, deluge, flow

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1. floodnoun

   Synonyms:
   deluge, inundation, overflow, cataclysm, freshet

   Associated words:
   antediluvial, antediluvian, diluvial, diluvian, alluvium, alluvial, alluvion

2. floodverb

   Synonyms:
   inundate, deluge, overflow, submerge

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1. List of paraphrases for "flood":

   flooding, floods, inundation, deluge, avalanche, influx, raw, floodwater, freshet, flow, torrent, wave, inundate

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1. Washington County:

   In the flash flooding two occupied vehicles were hit by a large wall of water and debris at the Canyon Street Maxwell Crossing and were carried into the flood.

2. Neil Bradley:

   This isn't a situation where we need to flood the economy. What we need to do is help anyone who's adversely impacted navigate and get to the other side of this.

3. Columbia Gas:

   Shoemaker said.Lastly, after Columbia Gas is sold, an independent monitor chosen by the U.S. Department of Transportation will monitor a new companys activities to ensure compliance with state and federal safety regulations and report it to the government on a monthly basis. NiSource also has subsidiaries in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia. As per a separate agreement, it will implement the recommendations made by the national transportation safety board in the wake of the gas explosions in Massachusetts two years ago. SUPREME COURT HEARS ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE CASE, ROBERTS WARNS OF IMPERMEABLE BARRIER ALONG APPALACHIAN TRAIL Columbia Gas, through a pattern of flagrant indifference, in the face of extreme risk to life and property, knowingly violated minimum safety standards for starting up and shutting down gas pipelines, Shoemaker said. Federal investigators blamed the explosions on over-pressurized gas lines, saying the company failed to account for critical pressure sensors as workers replaced century-old cast-iron pipes in Lawrence. That omission caused high-pressure gas to flood the neighborhoods distribution system at excessive levels. Todays resolution with the U.S. Attorneys Office is an important part of addressing the impact.

4. Elizabeth Dodson:

   The first tip to decluttering your home starts with taking a home inventory which includes itemizing and taking photos of your personal property, this means going into each room in the house one by one and documenting all the items which include furniture, electronics, decorative items, houseware, clothing, tools and any collections like wine, jewelry, coins, art, antiques, sports memorabilia, etc. The first value of doing this is ending up with a home inventory for insurance purposes to make sure you are not under-insured, and you are prepared to make a claim if a disaster strikes such as a tornado, wildfire, hurricane, flood, etc. damages your home.

5. Ken George:

   Apprehensive, a little bit scared, it continues to rise and I’m plugging holes in my levee and hoping that my fields don't flood…it’s a scary situation. I’m hoping for the best but it could be worse than I ever imagined.