Synonyms of torrents

torrents

noun

plural of torrent

as in floods

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms

the dam broke, unleashing a torrent down the dry riverbed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• floods
• streams
• tides
• rivers
• inundations
• deluges
• influxes
• avalanches
• baths
• waterfalls
• flood tides
• overflows
• spates
• blizzards
• Niagaras
• cataracts
• cataclysms
• alluvions
• currents
• cloudbursts
• cascades
• outpourings
• outflows
• inflows
• fluxes
• washouts
• flushes
• gushes
• discharges
• excesses
• surpluses
• gluts
• surfeits
• overages
• engulfments
• overmuch
• superfluities
• overabundances
• oversupplies
• overkills
• superabundances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• droughts
• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torrents

Few of her words survived the torrents of sound in which they were immersed; as with certain Grouper recordings, the lyrics emerged as texture more than syntax. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Such terrain is already conducive to flash flooding, sudden torrents that can sweep down canyons and other low-lying areas with little warning. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision unleashed unlimited torrents of money into political campaigns, elections are now largely financed by big money donors and super PACs. — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

This included one on Reddit about torrents on the site 1337x —which is frequently used for online piracy— delivering an executable file, rather than a media file. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

In the mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee border, rains of up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) turned usually gentle streams into torrents that moved trees, boulders, homes and vehicles, and shattered century-old flood records. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Legitimate footage showed torrents of water sweeping through a valley. — Thor Benson, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Burn scars on the landscape wildfires rapidly funnel water into downslope torrents. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026