Antonyms for overflow
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb oh-ver-floh; noun oh-ver-floh |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊ |
Definition of overflow
Origin :- Old English oferfleow "to flow across, flood, inundate," also "to flow over (a brim or bank);" see over- + flow (v.). Related: Overflowed; overflowing.
- noun flood, inundation
- verb pour out, flood
- Whenever he was fresh and full of spirits, he had enough to overflow upon her and every one.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- There was also an outlet to the street to carry off the overflow.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
- He was ladling the pobs into the child's mouth, and scooping the overflow from her chin.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Further, on this day year, the city will overflow once more with wealth and beauty.
- Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon
- He was feeding himself ferociously and seemed to overflow with bitterness.
- Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad
- In an overflow of weakness, Phil reeled at the unexpected news.
- Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
- Perhaps they saw the chance of some overflow of these good things coming their way.
- Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
- The overflow of energy lost the tendency to dissipation and became steady.
- Extract from : « At Pinney's Ranch » by Edward Bellamy
- Our cup is dirtied and ceases to overflow and we lose our peace with God.
- Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession
- The document abounds to the overflow with the gross superstition of the age.
- Extract from : « Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 » by J. Endell Tyler
Synonyms for overflow
- advance
- brim
- bubble over
- cascade
- cataclysm
- cataract
- congestion
- cover
- deluge
- discharge
- drain
- drown
- encroachment
- enforcement
- engorgement
- engulf
- excess
- exuberance
- fall over
- flash flood
- flooding
- gush
- infringement
- inundate
- irrupt
- issue
- jet
- leak
- Niagara
- overabundance
- overbrim
- overcrowding
- overkill
- overmuch
- overproduction
- overrun
- overtop
- plethora
- pour
- propulsion
- push
- redundancy
- run over
- rush
- shed
- shower
- slop
- slosh
- soak
- spate
- spill
- spill over
- spillover
- spout
- spray
- spurt
- squirt
- submerge
- submergence
- submersion
- superfluity
- surfeit
- surge
- surplus
- swamp
- torrent
- water
- wave
- well
- well over
- wet
- whelm
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