Synonyms for freshet

Most common

river · flood

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.

Forms

Plural

freshets → rivers, floods, spates, riths…

Example sentences

• river The river that flows through London is the Thames.
• flood The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

rith

5 letters

river², flood¹, spate¹

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (river² = 2 syllables).