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Synonyms for outflow

Most common

efflux effluence effluxion leakage leak outpouring

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Efflux — the process of flowing out

efflux, effluence, effluxion

2. Leakage

leakage, leak, escape

3. Outpouring

outpouring, fountain, spring

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The process of flowing out.

  2. n. 2

    A fluid that flows out.

  3. n. 3

    Any outward movement.

Related words

Phrases
outflow boundary

Forms

Plural
outflows → effluxes, effluences, effluxions, leakages…

Example sentences

  • leak There's a leak in the roof that needs to be fixed.
  • leakage There has been some leakage behind the bathtub.
  • fountain John threw a coin into the fountain for good luck.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
outflowfalling
effluxfalling
effluencesteady
effluxionfalling
leaksteady
leakagefalling

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

By length

4 letters
flow1, leak1
6 letters
spring1, escape2, efflux2
7 letters
leakage2
8 letters
fountain2, effusion
9 letters
effluence3, effluxion
10 letters
outpouring3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (escape2 = 2 syllables).