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Textual thesaurus for "deluge"

(noun) flood, inundation, alluvion

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

plains fertilized by annual inundations


(noun) torrent, cloudburst, pelter, soaker, waterspout, downpour

a heavy rain


(noun) flood, torrent, inundation

an overwhelming number or amount

a flood of requests; a torrent of abuse


(verb) inundate, submerge

fill or cover completely, usually with water


(verb) overwhelm, flood out

charge someone with too many tasks


(verb) swamp, flood, inundate

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

the basement was inundated after the storm; The images flooded his mind