Deluge Synonyms

dĕlyo͝oj, -yo͝ozh, dālo͝oj, -lo͝ozh, dĭ-lo͝oj, -lo͝ozh
An abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. downpour
  2. torrent
  3. alluvion
  4. cataclysm
  5. cataract
  6. flood
  7. freshet
  8. inundation
  9. niagara
  10. cloudburst
  11. overflow
  12. waterspout
  13. spate
  14. pelter
  15. soaker
To flow over completely
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. inundate
  2. flood
  3. drown
  4. engulf
  5. submerge
  6. overflow
  7. overwhelm
  8. swamp
  9. cataclysm
  10. downpour
  11. flush
  12. niagara
  13. overload
  14. overpower
  15. whelm
  16. soak
  17. overequip
  18. torrent
To affect as if by an outpouring of water
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. overwhelm
  2. flood
  3. inundate
  4. swamp
  5. whelm
  6. flood out
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. flood
  2. inundation
  3. overprovide
  4. alluvion
  5. torrent
  6. overprovision

Words Related to Deluge

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Deluge Sentence Examples

  • That deluge of fire was worth seeing.

  • Next Ahriman sent a deluge, from which one man escaped in a boat with his cattle.

  • As a rule, destruction by a deluge is the most favourite myth, but destructions by fire and wind and by the wrath of a god are common in Australian, Peruvian and Egyptian tradition.

  • Wispohahp is the Aht Noah, who, with his wife, his two brothers and their wives escaped from the deluge in a canoe.

  • Unless you set some restrictions, using one of the online free job posting services can result in a deluge of resumes.

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