Synonyms for river
ˈrɪv ərriv·er

Princeton's WordNet

1. rivernoun

   a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

   "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

Matched Categories

1. • Stream
   • Water System

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. rivernoun

   Synonyms:
   stream

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.8 / 4 votes

1. rivernoun

   Associated words:
   potamology, potamography, riparian, riparious, fluvial, levee, wady, estuary, fluviatic, fluviatile, bayou, pothole, dredge, fluvicoline, fluviograph, fluviometer, crevasse, anadron, tributary, embouchure, barrage

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "river":

   rivière, rivers, rio, fleuve, fluvial, riverine, riviã, ho, hydrographic, fluss, st., riverbank, stream, nahr, revere, ríos, crick, creek, rivières, water, waterway, upe

Suggested Resources

1. river

   Song lyrics by river -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by river on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce river?

How to say river in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use river in a sentence?

1. Habiburrahman Pidram:

   These workers were kept in custody by Iranian forces and, after 24 hours, the Afghan workers were brought to the bank of the river, beaten and ordered to jump in the river to go back to Afghanistan.

2. Christopher Darlington Morley:

   Time is a flowing river. Happy those who allow themselves to be carried, unresisting, with the current. They float through easy days. They live, unquestioning, in the moment.

3. Shakespeare A Lover's Complaint 279:

   This said, his watery eyes he did dismount, Whose sights till then were levell'd on my face; Each cheek a river running from a fount With brinish current downward flow'd apace: O, how the channel to the stream gave grace!

4. Jonathan Veitch:

   It's a race against time to prevent the spread of cholera up the river Nile, especially during the rainy season. Our priority right now is reaching the most vulnerable children who urgently need clean water and vaccinations.

5. Seok Noh-ki:

   When they said Amazon I thought they're talking about the rainforest and river that I saw from TV.