Antonyms for overflow
ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊover·flow

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1. overflow

   Antonyms:
   deficiency, exhaustion, subsidence

   Synonyms:
   redundancy, exuberance, superabundance, deluge, inundation

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1. flood, overflow, outpouringnoun

   a large flow

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

2. overflow, runoff, overspillverb

   the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

   Synonyms:
   flood, outpouring, runoff, overspill

3. overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim oververb

   flow or run over (a limit or brim)

   Synonyms:
   overrun, run down, run over, bubble over, brim over, invade, spill over, infest, well over

4. bubble over, overflow, spill oververb

   overflow with a certain feeling

   "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"

   Synonyms:
   overrun, pour out, run over, bubble over, brim over, spill over, spill out, well over

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1. overflownoun

   Synonyms:
   deluge, flood, inundation, exuberance, superabundance, profusion

2. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   inundate, deluge, engulf

How to use overflow in a sentence?

1. Michael Land:

   We had two large cooler trailers deployed to assist the Medical Examiner offices to assist with their overflow.

2. Kannan Ramar:

   It's like filling a cup with water, kannan Ramar fill the cup with water as evidence continues to build up. At a certain point, it tends to overflow.

3. William Wordsworth:

   Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.

4. Dejan Stojanovic:

   If what we think of ourselves were true, the planet would overflow with geniuses. They blossomed; they did not talk about blossoming. They grew; they did not talk about growing.

5. Goh Guek Eng:

   Good news: Product transfers from China are leading to more quotation requests and order overflow, bad news: Materials are not coming in from China.

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