Synonyms of torrent

torrent

noun

ˈtȯr-ənt 

as in flood

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

the dam broke, unleashing a torrent down the dry riverbed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flood
• stream
• tide
• influx
• deluge
• river
• inundation
• avalanche
• overflow
• bath
• flood tide
• spate
• Niagara
• blizzard
• waterfall
• cataract
• cataclysm
• cascade
• outflow
• alluvion
• outpouring
• inflow
• current
• gush
• flux
• cloudburst
• surplus
• washout
• discharge
• glut
• excess
• flush
• overabundance
• surfeit
• superabundance
• oversupply
• engulfment
• overage
• superfluity
• overkill
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drought
• trickle
• drouth
• drip
• dribble

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of torrent

The torrent of rain that has inundated Northern California won’t derail Thanksgiving travel plans for Justin Koehler. —Giuseppe Ricapito, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024

Four days of rain in mountains of southern Appalachia, with some areas receiving 30 inches, turned creeks into torrents that scrubbed entire towns from the map. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024

Near ubiquitous, however, is consternation about the election process as a whole, with Pennsylvania being Ground Zero for an unyielding torrent of partisan propaganda. —David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

Advertisement Judging from the torrent of polling divinations, spirited debate and reportage dedicated to the potential ballot choices of our sons, brothers, husbands and uncles, women’s voting trends must be stagnant or just simpler, right? —Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024