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influx

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of INFLUX

a flowing or coming in <a sudden influx of people into the exurbs>

Synonyms affluence, flux, income, inflow, inpouring, inrush

Related Words deluge, flood, flow, inundation, overflow, spate, torrent; rush, stampede; river, stream, tide

Near Antonyms emigration, exodus, flight

Antonyms outflow, outpouring

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