Antonyms for downpour


Grammar : Noun
Spell : doun-pawr, -pohr
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr


Definition of downpour

Origin :
  • 1811, from down (adv.) + pour.
  • noun tremendous pouring of rain
Example sentences :
  • The dark night and the downpour made the cafés look brighter.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • The downpour was greeted by a treble chorus of delight from the tourists.
  • Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
  • The downpour was incessant and likely to last through the night.
  • Extract from : « The Clue of the Twisted Candle » by Edgar Wallace
  • Fearful of being caught in the downpour, I began to retrace my steps.
  • Extract from : « Brave and True » by George Manville Fenn
  • But it was not likely a fire could make much headway in that downpour.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest » by Lillian Garis
  • Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
  • Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • The princess had prayed of the Rain God to send that downpour.
  • Extract from : « Blue Ridge Country » by Jean Thomas
  • They sat in awkward silence, listening to the downpour and the wind.
  • Extract from : « Stubble » by George Looms
  • Making a cairn, in the downpour, they cached the guns and ammunition.
  • Extract from : « When the Owl Cries » by Paul Bartlett
  • The storm was ending in a downpour of furious tropical rain.
  • Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane

Synonyms for downpour

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