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overflow
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of OVERFLOW
1
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms <a great overflow of water from the heavy rains swept mud and silt down onto the highway>
Synonyms alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent
Related Words current, river, stream, tide; cloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring; flux, inflow, influx; engulfment, washout; avalanche, blizzard; cascade, waterfall; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Antonyms drought (also drouth)
2
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed <an overflow of help actually made the job more complicated>
Synonyms bellyful, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, overplus, oversupply, plethora, plus, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, surplusage
Related Words abundance, bounty, plentitude, plenty, profusion, sufficiency; overproduction, overstock
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