Synonyms for outpouring

Most common

flood · overflow · barrage · onslaught · spring · gush · effusion · effluence

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.

Forms

Plural

outpourings → floods, overflows, torrents, onslaughts…

Example sentences

• flood The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
• overflow Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• barrage We've recently received a barrage of complaints.
• onslaught The defenders checked the onslaught by the attackers.
• spring When spring comes, the days get longer day by day.
• gush Uri Avnery founded the Gush Shalom movement in 1993.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

run¹

4 letters

gush¹

5 letters

flood¹, flush¹

6 letters

spring¹, volley²

7 letters

torrent², barrage², outflow²

8 letters

fountain², overflow³, effusion

9 letters

discharge², onslaught², effluence³

11 letters

bombardment³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (volley² = 2 syllables).

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