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Niagara

[nahy-ag-ruh, -ag-er-uh] / naɪˈæg rə, -ˈæg ər ə /
NOUN
alluvion
Synonyms
STRONG
cascade cataclysm deluge downpour gush inundation overflow torrent
NOUN
deluge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avalanche barrage cataclysm inundation spate torrent
STRONG
cataract flux overflowing overrunning pour rush
WEAK
drencher
NOUN
flood
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deluge downpour flow glut spate stream surge tide torrent tsunami wave
STRONG
abundance alluvion bore bounty cataclysm cataract current drift eager excess flux freshet inundation multitude outpouring overflow plenty pour profusion rush superabundance superfluity surplus
WEAK
drencher outgushing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
trickle
STRONG
dearth lack
NOUN
overflow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deluge flash flood overabundance torrent
STRONG
advance cataclysm cataract congestion discharge encroachment enforcement engorgement excess exuberance flooding infringement overcrowding overkill overmuch overproduction plethora pour propulsion push redundancy spate spill spillover submergence submersion superfluity surfeit surplus
Antonyms
STRONG
discouragement insufficiency lack necessity need want
NOUN
torrent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cascade deluge downpour flood outburst spate stream tide waterfall
STRONG
cataclysm cataract cloudburst effusion flooding flux gush inundation overflow rush shower
WEAK
pour
Antonyms
STRONG
drip trickle

Example Sentences

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They divorced soon after and his father moved to Niagara Falls, N.Y., to oversee the construction of the Skylon Tower, which was financed in part by his Hershey shareholdings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

A trip to the mailbox could become a tumbledown Niagara Falls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Corletto returned to McClurkin’s church in the summer of 2013 and joined the singer during a trip to Niagara Falls.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Marineland, near the famed Niagara Falls, was once a profitable theme park.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

A dark suction pulled me on, almost reassuringly, like a canoeist paddling straight at Niagara Falls instead of trying to fight the current.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.