Synonyms for tide
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
We've encountered a tide of problems.
- v. 1
To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
Related words
- Word family
- tidal tidefall tidy
- Phrases
- high tide tide rip flood tide tide over buck the tide crimson tide ebb tide full tide
Choose the right word
As regards time, harvest, harvest-tide, and harvest-time alike denote the period or season when the crops are or should be gathered (tide being simply the old Saxon word for time).
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- influx Initial readings indicate an influx of toxic chemicals.
- inflow He forgot to stop the inflow of water.
- flow Benedito watched the water flow through the canal.
- flood The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
By length
- 4 letters
- flow1, wave1, rush1
- 5 letters
- space1, flood1, surge1
- 6 letters
- course1, period3, stream1, influx2, inflow2, befall2, betide2
- 7 letters
- current2, inflood
- 9 letters
- inflowing
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (period3 = 3 syllables).