River Synonyms

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Synonyms for River

watercourse
A channel for water, as a canal or stream bed
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effluent
A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
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stream
A steady current of a fluid.
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flow
A continuous output or outpouring:
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brook
A small stream, usually not so large as a river
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current
Current is defined as the movement of water in a specific direction.
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tributary
A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water.
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creek
A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river.
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fluvial
Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream
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river-system
Flowing water
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waterway
A channel at the edge of a ship's deck to drain away water.
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wave
(Figuratively) A sudden unusually large amount of something that is temporarily experienced.
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swell
A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
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outpouring
The act, action, or result of pouring out or producing:
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riparian
Relating to or inhabiting the banks of a natural course of water. Riparian zones are ecologically diverse and contribute to the health of other aquatic ecosystems by filtering out pollutants and preventing erosion. Salmon in the Pacific Northwest feed off riparian insects; trees such as the black walnut, the American sycamore, and the cottonwood thrive in riparian environments.
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course
A path that something or someone moves along.
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branch
A division or part of a body of learning
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rivulet
A little stream; brook
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potamic
Of or relating to rivers
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towy
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flood
In the Bible, the covering of the earth with water that occurred during the time of Noah.
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plenty
A more than adequate amount.
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valley
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skell
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barle
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estuary
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River Sentence Examples

  • Everything west of the river was blank.

  • Everything west of the river is fine.

  • It was on these byways that Dean opted to travel, rolling along the river with the down of cottonwoods filling the air like a winter snowstorm, past the occasional farm house, fields, and ever-present vista of mountains wrapping around him.

  • He continued to trudge forward, leaving the river and crowds behind.

  • Let's go up river a way and you can hold my rope.

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