The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - flood n.

1) inundation, deluge, overflow(ing) , d‚bѓcle: The hurricane was accompanied by a devastating flood. 2) torrent, cataract, freshet, overflow, stream, spate: A flood of lava poured down the mountain. 3) abundance, deluge, overflowing, surge, outpouring, torrent, tide, tidal wave, stream, rush, flow, glut, surfeit, satiety, profusion, over-abundance, superabundance, nimiety, plethora, excess, surplus, superfluity: A flood of invective poured from her lips. --v. 4) inundate, submerge, overflow, swamp, immerse, deluge, pour over, drown: The water flooded everything in the basement. 5 overwhelm, glut, oversupply, saturate, choke: The market is being flooded with cheap imitations. 6) sweep, flow, swarm, surge, rush, crowd, pour: As soon as the doors opened, the people flooded in. 7) permeate, fill, engulf, cover, pour into or throughout or over: I open the curtain and sunlight floods the room.