Synonyms for tide

Noun

1. tide, periodic event, recurrent event

usage: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

2. tide, variation, fluctuation

usage: something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest"

3. tide, lunar time period, time period, period of time, period

usage: there are usually two high and two low tides each day

Verb

1. tide, surge, run, flow, feed, course

usage: rise or move foward; "surging waves"

2. tide, float, tide over

usage: cause to float with the tide

3. tide, float, drift, be adrift, blow

usage: be carried with the tide