Synonyms for torrent

Noun

1. downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker, rain, rainfall

usage: a heavy rain

2. torrent, violent stream, current, stream

usage: a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

3. flood, inundation, deluge, torrent, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew

usage: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"