Synonyms for overflow
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Flood — excess, superabundance
flood, excess, abundance, flow, deluge, inundation, plenty, outpouring, superabundance, surplus, exuberance, profusion, redundancy, cataclysm, luxuriance, superflux, glut, superfluity, plethora, copiousness
Other
Verb
1. Spill over
over-run, run over, spill over, brim over, bubble over, overswell
2. Overbrim — to flow over the brim of a container
overbrim, overflood
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Excess, superabundance
- n. 2
The spillage resultant from overflowing.
- v. 1
To flow over the brim of a container.
The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward.
- v. 2
To flow over the brim of (a container).
The river overflowed the levee into the road.
Related words
Example sentences
- flow Benedito watched the water flow through the canal.
- flood The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
- excess The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
- abundance There was food and drink in abundance at the party.
By length
- 4 letters
- flow1, glut1, teem1
- 5 letters
- flood1, swamp1, drown1
- 6 letters
- plenty2, excess2, abound2, deluge2, engulf2
- 7 letters
- surplus2
- 8 letters
- plethora3, submerge2, inundate3, overbrim
- 9 letters
- abundance3, overwhelm3, cataclysm4, profusion3, overspill, superflux, overswell, overflood
- 10 letters
- redundancy4, outpouring3, exuberance4, inundation4, overspread, luxuriance
- 11 letters
- superfluity, copiousness
- 14 letters
- superabundance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (plenty2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- débordement
- Italiano
- traboccamento