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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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The visit was due to include 100 children and 27 scout volunteers, taking in areas including Toronto and Niagara, in either July or August.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Mr Stowe, originally from Solihull, escaped barefoot with his wife, son, and two cats at about 04:10 GMT after he woke and heard rushing water "equivalent to the Niagara Falls".

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

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

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Jon, who is a lapsed Lutheran from Niagara Falls, thought we should go there for our honeymoon.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood