FLOODING Synonyms
There are 42 hypernyms of the word flooding. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| deluge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an overwhelming number or amount • a heavy rain • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • charge someone with too many tasks • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||
| inundation | nounn | |||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount | ||||||
| overflow | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a large flow • the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity verb • flow or run over (a limit or brim) • overflow with a certain feeling | ||||||
| torrent | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a heavy rain • a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid) • an overwhelming number or amount | ||||||
| spate | nounn | |||||
noun • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a sudden forceful flow • the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow | ||||||
| submergence | nounn | |||||
noun • sinking until covered completely with water | ||||||
| surge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sudden forceful flow • a sudden or abrupt strong increase • a large sea wave verb • rise and move, as in waves or billows • rise rapidly • rise or move forward • rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave • see one's performance improve | ||||||
| inundate | verbv | |||||
verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||
| swamp | nounn | |||||
noun • low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog • a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | ||||||
| alluvion | nounn | |||||
noun • gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | ||||||
| floodlight | nounn | |||||
noun • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography verb • illuminate with floodlights | ||||||
| flowage | nounn | |||||
noun • gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat) • a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area • the act of flooding; filling to overflowing | ||||||
| glut | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall verb • overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself • supply with an excess of | ||||||
| outpouring | nounn | |||||
noun • a natural flow of ground water • a sudden rapid flow (as of water) • the pouring forth of a fluid • the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) • a large flow | ||||||
| overfill | verbv | |||||
verb • fill beyond capacity | ||||||
| oversupply | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall verb • supply with an excess of | ||||||
| photoflood | nounn | |||||
noun • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography | ||||||
| flood lamp | nounn | |||||
noun • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography | ||||||
| flood tide | nounn | |||||
noun • the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding • the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) | ||||||
| rising tide | nounn | |||||
noun • the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) | ||||||
