torrents

NOUN

heavy flow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cascade deluge downpour flood outburst spate stream tide waterfall

STRONG

Niagara cataclysm cataract cloudburst effusion flooding flux gush inundation overflow rush shower

WEAK

pour

Antonyms

WEAK

drip

Example Sentences

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torrents

Better that than listening to the torrents of stick about his team and the wounding chat about his head coach.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

Spanish police published footage of flooded fields and torrents of water that were engulfing buildings and vehicles.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

But on the Italians’ opening night, the torrents of rain short-circuited TV monitors and panelists struggled to give their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

On the one hand, this is a place that is known to be dangerous—part of Texas’ Flash Flood Alley, where big storms, dry ground, and hilly terrain routinely combine to turn riverbeds into deadly torrents.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025

For three days the rain poured in the waterfall torrents of tropical storms.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham