Flood

//flʌd//

Synonyms for "flood" (388 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (78)

Strong matches (116)

drift drown duck dunk ebb ebb and flow ebb tide edema elevation embarras de richesses engulf engulfment enlargement enough excess expansion extension extravagance extravagancy exuberance

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Noun(5 words)

flood lamp flood tide floodlight flowage inundation

Verb(1 words)

glut

Related words (194)

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overflowing overfurnish overgrow overlavish overlavishness overluxuriance overmeasure overmuchness overnumerousness overplentifulness overplenty overpopulation overprofusion overprovender overprovide overprovision overrun overrunning oversell overspill overspread overstock oversufficiency oversupply overswarm overwhelm panoply peck permeate plash plenitude plenteousness plentifulness plenty plethora pour pour on pour out pour over press prevalence prodigality productiveness profuseness profusion proliferation pullulate quantities quantity rabble rain rainburst rainspout rainstorm raise rash redundancy refluence reflux regurgitate repleteness repletion rich harvest rich vein richness rinse riot riotousness rip riptide rise river rout ruck run run over run riot rush satiate satiety saturate scads scud sea set shower slop slosh sluice snowballing soaker soaking rain solar tide spate spew spill spill out spill over spillage spot spotlight spout spread spring tide stream submerge submersion substantiality substantialness suffuse superabound superabundance superfluity superflux surfeit surge surge back surplus swamp swarm sweep swelling teem teemingness thalassometer the deluge the flood throng tidal amplitude tidal current tidal current chart tidal flow tidal range tidal wave tide tide chart tide gate tide gauge tide race tide rip tidewater tideway tons torrent torrent of rain trend tumescence up upping upsurge upswing uptrend upturn volley volume washout waterflood waterspout waxing wealth well whelm whelming widening world worlds

Noun(5 words)

outpouring overflow photoflood rising tide torrent

Verb(3 words)

overfill oversupply spam

Related word relations

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13 relation types

More general

44 entries

batch cover deal fill fill up filling flock flow furnish geological phenomenon good deal great deal hatful heap light light source

Showing 16 of 44 words.

Antonyms

2 entries

drain drought

Synonyms

5 entries

deluge flood tide inundate noah and flood overfill

Related terms

17 entries

barrage deluge diversion dump gush hail heap inundate inundation pour rain sheetwash shower stream swamp

Showing 16 of 17 words.

causes

1 entries

disaster

causes desire

1 entries

climb

dbpedia genre

1 entries

platform game

derived

83 entries

100-year flood Japanese flood fever Zanclean flood antiflood beflood counterflood crapflood downflood flash flood flood basalt flood chute flood fill flood frosting flood gate flood geology flood icing

Showing 16 of 83 words.

has context

2 entries

biblical internet

is a

7 entries

batch filling flow geological phenomenon light natural disaster video game

manner of

3 entries

cover fill supply

part of

1 entries

photographic equipment

related to

38 entries

big big rain body of water deluge disaster diversion ebb emergency everywhere floodlight genesis high high water inundate inundation lake

Showing 16 of 38 words.

Translations

437 translations across 144 languages.

Afrikaans

4 entries

oorstroming noun (overflow of water)
vloed noun (overflow of water)
vloed noun (large number or quantity)
oorstroom verb (to overflow)

Aklanon

1 entries

baha' noun (overflow of water)

Albanian

1 entries

përmbytje noun (overflow of water)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

κατακλυσμός noun (overflow of water)
πλημμύρα noun (overflow of water)
κατακλύζω verb (to overflow)
κατακλύζω verb (to cover as if by a flood)

Arabic

4 entries

الطُّوفَان name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
طُوفَان نُوح name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
سيل noun (overflow of water)
سَيْل noun (overflow of water)

Armenian

2 entries

հեղեղ noun (overflow of water)
ջրհեղեղ noun (overflow of water)

Assamese

2 entries

বান noun (overflow of water)
বানপানী noun (overflow of water)

Asturian

1 entries

inundación noun (overflow of water)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

daşqın noun (overflow of water)
sel noun (overflow of water)
basmaq verb (to overflow)
basmaq verb (to cover as if by a flood)

Bashkir

2 entries

Туфан name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
ташҡын noun (overflow of water)

Basque

1 entries

uholde noun (overflow of water)

Bau Bidayuh

1 entries

liud noun (overflow of water)

Belarusian

4 entries

навадне́нне noun (overflow of water)
па́вадак noun (overflow of water)
паво́дка noun (overflow of water)
пато́п noun (overflow of water)

Bengali

3 entries

বন্যা noun (overflow of water)
বান noun (overflow of water)
সয়লাব noun (overflow of water)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

बाढ़ि noun (overflow of water)

Bikol Central

1 entries

baha noun (overflow of water)

Brunei Bisaya

1 entries

liud noun (overflow of water)

Bulgarian

4 entries

Потопът name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
изоби́лие noun (large number or quantity)
наводне́ние noun (overflow of water)
заливам verb (to overflow)

Burmese

1 entries

ရေကြီးခြင်း noun (overflow of water)

Campidanese Sardinian

4 entries

abenai verb (to overflow)
abenai verb (to cover as if by a flood)
allagai verb (to overflow)
allagai verb (to cover as if by a flood)

Catalan

4 entries

diluvi universal name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
aiguat noun (overflow of water)
inundació noun (overflow of water)
inundar verb (to overflow)

Cebuano

2 entries

baha noun (overflow of water)
lunop noun (overflow of water)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

لافاو noun (overflow of water)

Chamicuro

1 entries

imujki noun (overflow of water)

Chinese

3 entries

大水 noun (overflow of water)
做大水 verb (to overflow)
漲水 /涨水 verb (to overflow)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

水浸 verb (to overflow)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

大洪水 name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
大水 noun (overflow of water)
水災 /水灾 noun (overflow of water)
洪水 noun (overflow of water)

Czech

4 entries

nával noun (large number or quantity)
potopa noun (overflow of water)
povodeň noun (overflow of water)
příval noun (large number or quantity)

Danish

2 entries

oversvømmelse noun (overflow of water)
oversvømme verb (to overflow)

Dutch

4 entries

Zondvloed name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
overstroming noun (overflow of water)
vloed noun (overflow of water)
overstromen verb (to overflow)

Eastern Bontoc

4 entries

choron noun (overflow of water)
kor-as noun (overflow of water)
lomasoy verb (to overflow)
malenap verb (to overflow)

Egyptian

3 entries

b-a-H-w-mw noun (overflow of water)
b-a-H-G32-mw verb (to overflow)
b-a-H-G32-mw verb (to cover as if by a flood)

Esperanto

3 entries

inundo noun (overflow of water)
pluvego noun (overflow of water)
inundi verb (to overflow)

Estonian

2 entries

veetulv noun (overflow of water)
üleujutus noun (overflow of water)

Finnish

4 entries

vedenpaisumus name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
tulva noun (overflow of water)
tulva noun (large number or quantity)
hukuttaa verb (to cover as if by a flood)

French

4 entries

déluge name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
déluge universel name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
inondation noun (overflow of water)
flooder verb (to disrupt online conversation)

Galician

4 entries

anago noun (overflow of water)
chea noun (overflow of water)
dioivo noun (overflow of water)
enchente noun (overflow of water)

Georgian

1 entries

წყალდიდობა noun (overflow of water)

German

4 entries

Sintflut name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
Flut noun (overflow of water)
Flut noun (large number or quantity)
Hochwasser noun (overflow of water)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 noun (overflow of water)

Greek

4 entries

πλημμύρα noun (overflow of water)
πλημμύρα noun (large number or quantity)
χείμαρρος noun (large number or quantity)
πλημμυρίζω verb (to overflow)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

inondasyon noun (overflow of water)

Hebrew

2 entries

מַבּוּל noun (overflow of water)
שיטפון \ שִׁטָּפוֹן noun (overflow of water)

Higaonon

1 entries

baha noun (overflow of water)

Hiligaynon

1 entries

baha noun (overflow of water)

Hindi

4 entries

जलप्लावन noun (overflow of water)
तूफ़ान noun (overflow of water)
तूफान noun (overflow of water)
प्लावन noun (overflow of water)

Hungarian

4 entries

tengernyi noun (large number or quantity)
ár noun (overflow of water)
áradat noun (large number or quantity)
áradás noun (overflow of water)

Icelandic

2 entries

flóð noun (overflow of water)
hlaupa verb (to overflow)

Ilocano

2 entries

layos noun (overflow of water)
lupias verb (to overflow)

Indonesian

1 entries

banjir noun (overflow of water)

Ingrian

1 entries

upotos noun (overflow of water)

Iranun

1 entries

degan noun (overflow of water)

Irish

3 entries

an Díle name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
rabharta noun (large number or quantity)
tuile noun (overflow of water)

Italian

4 entries

diluvio universale name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
alluvione noun (overflow of water)
alluvione noun (large number or quantity)
inondazione noun (overflow of water)

Japanese

4 entries

大水 noun (overflow of water)
洪水 noun (overflow of water)
洪水 noun (large number or quantity)
氾濫する verb (to overflow)

Kabuverdianu

2 entries

txeia noun (overflow of water)
xeia noun (overflow of water)

Kapampangan

1 entries

albug noun (overflow of water)

Kazakh

4 entries

сел noun (overflow of water)
су тасқыны noun (overflow of water)
тасқын noun (overflow of water)
топан noun (overflow of water)

Khakas

1 entries

тасхын noun (overflow of water)

Khmer

2 entries

ជំនន់ noun (overflow of water)
ដំឡើង noun (overflow of water)

Kimaragang

1 entries

liyud noun (overflow of water)

Korean

4 entries

대홍수 name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
대수 noun (overflow of water)
한물 noun (overflow of water)
홍수 noun (overflow of water)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

ташкын noun (overflow of water)

Ladino

3 entries

deluvio noun (overflow of water)
mabul noun (overflow of water)
sel noun (overflow of water)

Lao

3 entries

ນ້ຳຖ້ວມ noun (overflow of water)
ນໍ້າແກ່ງ noun (overflow of water)
ອຸທະກະໄພ noun (overflow of water)

Latgalian

1 entries

poli noun (overflow of water)

Latin

4 entries

abluvium noun (overflow of water)
dīluvium noun (overflow of water)
dīluviēs noun (overflow of water)
inundatio noun (overflow of water)

Latvian

3 entries

pali noun (overflow of water)
plūdi noun (overflow of water)
plūdi verb (to overflow)

Lithuanian

2 entries

poplūdis noun (overflow of water)
potvynis noun (overflow of water)

Lotud

1 entries

liud noun (overflow of water)

Low German

1 entries

fluss noun (overflow of water)

Lubuagan Kalinga

2 entries

litap noun (overflow of water)
lumay-as verb (to overflow)

Luxembourgish

2 entries

Héichwaasser noun (overflow of water)
Iwwerschwemmung noun (overflow of water)

Macedonian

1 entries

поплава noun (overflow of water)

Malay

3 entries

ampuh noun (overflow of water)
bah noun (overflow of water)
banjir noun (overflow of water)

Malayalam

2 entries

പ്രളയം noun (overflow of water)
വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കം noun (overflow of water)

Maltese

1 entries

għargħar noun (overflow of water)

Mansaka

1 entries

baa verb (to overflow)

Maore Comorian

1 entries

ɓa la maji name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)

Maranao

1 entries

bagiyaw noun (overflow of water)

Marathi

1 entries

पूर noun (overflow of water)

Mongolian

4 entries

үер noun (overflow of water)
ᠦᠶᠡᠷ noun (overflow of water)
үерлэх verb (to overflow)
ᠦᠶᠡᠷᠯᠡᠬᠦ verb (to overflow)

Mwani

1 entries

maera noun (overflow of water)

Navajo

1 entries

tó yíląąd noun (overflow of water)

Nepali

1 entries

बाढी noun (overflow of water)

Norman

1 entries

fliot noun (overflow of water)

Northern Altai

1 entries

ташкын noun (overflow of water)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries

avrabûn noun (overflow of water)
lehî noun (overflow of water)
lês noun (overflow of water)
lêser noun (overflow of water)

Norwegian

1 entries

oversvømme verb (to overflow)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

syndflod name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
flom noun (overflow of water)
oversvømmelse noun (overflow of water)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

syndflod name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
flaum noun (overflow of water)

Occitan

2 entries

aigat noun (overflow of water)
inondacion noun (overflow of water)

Old English

1 entries

flede noun (overflow of water)

Old Javanese

1 entries

wah noun (overflow of water)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

سیل noun (overflow of water)
سیلان noun (overflow of water)
طوفان noun (overflow of water)
فیضان noun (overflow of water)

Pashto

1 entries

نېز noun (overflow of water)

Persian

2 entries

سیل noun (overflow of water)
هین noun (overflow of water)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Huachwota noun (overflow of water)
Äwaschwamunk noun (overflow of water)

Polish

4 entries

Potop name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
natłok noun (large number or quantity)
nawał noun (large number or quantity)
ogrom noun (large number or quantity)

Portuguese

4 entries

Dilúvio name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
cheia noun (overflow of water)
dilúvio noun (large number or quantity)
enchente noun (overflow of water)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਹੜ੍ਹ noun (overflow of water)

Quechua

1 entries

nuyuy noun (overflow of water)

Romanian

4 entries

inundație noun (overflow of water)
inunda verb (to cover as if by a flood)
revărsa verb (to overflow)
revărsa verb (to cover as if by a flood)

Rungus

1 entries

llizud noun (overflow of water)

Russian

4 entries

всеми́рный пото́п name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
изоби́лие noun (large number or quantity)
наводне́ние noun (overflow of water)
наплы́в noun (large number or quantity)

Sanskrit

1 entries

प्लुति noun (overflow of water)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

an Tuil Ruadh name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
tuil noun (overflow of water)
tuil noun (large number or quantity)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

pòtop noun (overflow of water)
pȍplava noun (overflow of water)
pȍplava noun (large number or quantity)
по̀топ noun (overflow of water)

Shan

1 entries

ၼမ်ႉထူမ်ႈ noun (overflow of water)

Sicilian

1 entries

allavinamentu noun (overflow of water)

Sinhalese

1 entries

ගංවතුර verb (to overflow)

Slovak

1 entries

povodeň noun (overflow of water)

Slovene

4 entries

poplava noun (overflow of water)
poplava noun (large number or quantity)
povodenj noun (overflow of water)
poplaviti verb (to cover as if by a flood)

Southern Altai

2 entries

сууныҥ кирӱзи noun (overflow of water)
ташкын noun (overflow of water)

Southern Kalinga

1 entries

litap noun (overflow of water)

Spanish

4 entries

diluvio universal name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
avenida noun (overflow of water)
diluvio noun (large number or quantity)
innundación noun (overflow of water)

Swahili

3 entries

gharika noun (overflow of water)
gharika noun (large number or quantity)
mafuriko noun (overflow of water)

Swedish

4 entries

syndafloden name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
översvämning noun (overflow of water)
svämma över verb (to overflow)
översvämma verb (to overflow)

Sylheti

1 entries

ꠙꠣꠘꠤ noun (overflow of water)

Tagal Murut

1 entries

tuu noun (overflow of water)

Tagalog

4 entries

baha noun (overflow of water)
binaha verb (to cover as if by a flood)
binaha verb (to provide with a large number of quantity)
dinagsa verb (to provide with a large number of quantity)

Tajik

2 entries

обхезӣ noun (overflow of water)
сел noun (overflow of water)

Tamil

1 entries

வெள்ளம் noun (overflow of water)

Tashelhit

1 entries

ingayn noun (overflow of water)

Tatar

2 entries

су басу noun (overflow of water)
ташкын noun (overflow of water)

Telugu

4 entries

వరద noun (overflow of water)
వెల్లువ noun (overflow of water)
ముంచెత్తు verb (to cover as if by a flood)
ముంచెత్తు verb (to provide with a large number of quantity)

Thai

2 entries

น้ำท่วม noun (overflow of water)
อุทกภัย noun (overflow of water)

Tibetan

1 entries

ཆུ་ལོག noun (overflow of water)

Timugon Murut

1 entries

liur noun (overflow of water)

Tocharian B

2 entries

kerekauna noun (overflow of water)
lāñe noun (overflow of water)

Turkish

4 entries

Büyük Tufan name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
Nuh Tufan'ı name (the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis)
sel noun (overflow of water)
seyelan noun (overflow of water)

Turkmen

2 entries

joşgun noun (overflow of water)
sil noun (overflow of water)

Tuwali Ifugao

2 entries

olwang noun (overflow of water)
lakbi verb (to overflow)

Ukrainian

4 entries

по́відь noun (overflow of water)
по́вінь noun (overflow of water)
пові́ддя noun (overflow of water)
пото́п noun (overflow of water)

Urdu

2 entries

باڑھ noun (overflow of water)
سیلاب noun (overflow of water)

Uyghur

2 entries

تاشقىن noun (overflow of water)
سەل noun (overflow of water)

Uzbek

2 entries

sel noun (overflow of water)
toshqin noun (overflow of water)

Vietnamese

4 entries

lũ noun (overflow of water)
lũ lụt noun (overflow of water)
lụt noun (overflow of water)
lụt lội noun (overflow of water)

Walloon

1 entries

grossès aiwes noun (overflow of water)

Waray-Waray

1 entries

baha noun (overflow of water)

Welsh

1 entries

llifogydd noun (overflow of water)

West-Frisian

2 entries

oerstreaming noun (overflow of water)
dûke verb (to overflow)

Yiddish

1 entries

פֿאַרפֿלייצונג noun (overflow of water)

Zhuang

1 entries

raemxrongz noun (overflow of water)

Sample sentences

29 total sentences available.

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The bridge was carried away by the flood.

Source: tatoeba (18975)

The bridge was washed away by the flood.

Source: tatoeba (18976)

Low-lying lands will flood. This means that people will be left homeless and their crops will be destroyed by the salt water.

Source: tatoeba (22156)

We provided the flood victims with food and clothing.

Source: tatoeba (22874)

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