Synonyms of flood
5 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for flood is inundate. Other synonyms of flood are overfill.
Synonyms and similar words for flood
verbTo overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
- overfillTo fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.
verbTo cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
- inundateTo cover with large amounts of water; to flood.
Opposite of flood
verbAntonym(s) of “overflow”.
Meaning of flood
- noun An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- noun A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- noun The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
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Questions about synonyms of flood
- What is another word for flood?
- Flood has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as inundate and overfill.
- What is the opposite of flood?
- The opposite of flood is drain.
- What does flood mean?
- Flood means an overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: flood (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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