deluge
[noun]
Synonyms:
- flood, cataclysm, downpour, inundation, overflowing, spate, torrent
- rush, avalanche, barrage, flood, spate, torrent
[verb]
Synonyms:
- flood, douse, drench, drown, inundate, soak, submerge, swamp
- overwhelm, engulf, inundate, overload, overrun, swamp

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Contrasted words: dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch
Related Words: flux, overrunning, overrun, flush, gush, pour, sluice, stream, overcome, oversupply, abound, teem

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. del‧uge¹ /ˈdeljuːdʒ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin diluvium 'flood']

1. [usually singular] a large amount of something such as letters or questions that someone gets at the same time Synonym : flood
deluge of
Viewers sent a deluge of complaints about the show.

2. formal a large flood, or period when there is a lot of rain Synonym : flood

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II. deluge² verb [transitive]

1. [usually passive] to send a very large number of letters, questions etc to someone all at the same time Synonym : flood
be deluged with something
He was deluged with phone calls from friends and colleagues, congratulating him.

2. formal to cover something with a lot of water Synonym : flood

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