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

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torrents

Nepali soldiers battled Friday to reach 100 people trapped in a tunnel two days after deadly floods, as the risk of new torrents forced China to halt rescue efforts at its hardest-hit zone in Tibet.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 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

Videos on social media have emerged showing torrents of muddy water sweeping through the towns of La Ràpita and Santa Bàrbara in the Tarragona province, and moving everything in their path.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025

But we little know until tried how much of the uncontrollable there is in us, urging across glaciers and torrents, and up dangerous heights, let the judgement forbid as it may.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer