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deluge

[del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh] / ˈdɛl yudʒ, -yuʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ /
NOUN
downpour, flood of something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avalanche barrage cataclysm inundation spate torrent
STRONG
Niagara cataract flux overflowing overrunning pour rush
WEAK
drencher
VERB
inundate with water
Synonyms
STRONGEST
douse drench engulf flood overflow overrun overwhelm soak submerge swamp
STRONG
drown flush gush pour sluice sop souse stream wet whelm
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dry
STRONG
dehydrate
VERB
overwhelm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
engulf flood inundate overcrowd overload overrun swamp teem
STRONG
abound crowd glut overcome oversupply snow
WEAK
snow under
Antonyms
STRONGEST
underwhelm

Example Sentences

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A deluge of weight‑loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low‑cost generic versions of injections like Ozempic after a key patent expired Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

More companies have joined them in the days since the court’s decision, including FedEx, and lawyers are predicting a deluge of litigation to come.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The latest deluge of rain has made getting around Los Angeles doubly difficult for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

The deluge the country has been experiencing in the last week has been put down to a blocked weather pattern - a high pressure system over Scandinavia is preventing the wet weather from moving away.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Akira reined him in, hoping the deluge would stop, but it didn’t.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz