Synonyms for deluge
ˈdɛl yudʒ, -yuʒ, -udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ

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1. flood, inundation, deluge, torrent(noun)

   an overwhelming number or amount

   "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"

   Synonyms:
   waterspout, pelter, soaker, floodlight, cloudburst, rising tide, overflow, violent stream, flood, downpour, alluvion, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, photoflood, outpouring, torrent

2. downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker(noun)

   a heavy rain

   Synonyms:
   waterspout, pelter, alky, lush, cloudburst, souse, boozer, violent stream, flood, downpour, dipsomaniac, alluvion, inundation, alcoholic, soaker, torrent

3. flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion(verb)

   the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

   "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

   Synonyms:
   alluvial sediment, waterspout, pelter, soaker, floodlight, cloudburst, rising tide, overflow, alluvial deposit, flood, downpour, alluvion, alluvium, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, photoflood, outpouring, torrent

4. deluge, flood, inundate, swamp(verb)

   fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

   "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

   Synonyms:
   submerge, oversupply, swamp, flood out, glut, inundate, overwhelm, flood, drench

5. overwhelm, deluge, flood out(verb)

   charge someone with too many tasks

   Synonyms:
   overcome, drown, flood out, overpower, swamp, inundate, overwhelm, sweep over, overmaster, whelm, flood, overtake, submerge

6. inundate, deluge, submerge(verb)

   fill or cover completely, usually with water

   Synonyms:
   flood out, swamp, submerge, inundate, overwhelm, flood, drown, submerse

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. deluge

   Synonyms:
   inundation, rush, flood, redundance

   Antonyms:
   mist, moisture, dearth, drought, aridity, subsidence, exsiccation

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. deluge(n.)

   Synonyms:
   flood, overflow, inundation, cataclysm

2. deluge(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   submerge, inundate, overflow, drown, overwhelm

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1. List of paraphrases:

   avalanche, flood, torrent, seale

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