Synonyms for overflow
ˌoʊ vərˈfloʊ; ˈoʊ vərˌfloʊover·flow

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1. overflow

   Synonyms:
   redundancy, exuberance, superabundance, deluge, inundation

   Antonyms:
   deficiency, exhaustion, subsidence

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1. flood, overflow, outpouringnoun

   a large flow

   Synonyms:
   outflow, run, deluge, overspill, onslaught, runoff, discharge, rising tide, gush, spring, flood, torrent, natural spring, alluvion, flowage, inundation, flood tide, flood lamp, bombardment, fountain, photoflood, outpouring, barrage, flush, floodlight

2. overflow, runoff, overspillverb

   the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

   Synonyms:
   flood, outpouring, runoff, overspill

3. overflow, overrun, well over, run over, brim oververb

   flow or run over (a limit or brim)

   Synonyms:
   overrun, run down, run over, bubble over, brim over, invade, spill over, infest, well over

4. bubble over, overflow, spill oververb

   overflow with a certain feeling

   "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"

   Synonyms:
   overrun, pour out, run over, bubble over, brim over, spill over, spill out, well over

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1. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   inundate, deluge, flood, flow over

2. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   overspread, overrun

3. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   overrun, run over

4. overflownoun

   Synonyms:
   inundation

5. overflownoun

   Synonyms:
   superabundance, exuberance, luxuriance, profusion, excess

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1. overflownoun

   Synonyms:
   deluge, flood, inundation, exuberance, superabundance, profusion

2. overflowverb

   Synonyms:
   inundate, deluge, engulf

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1. List of paraphrases for "overflow":

   spillover, overrun, spill, spill-over, orgy, auxiliary

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1. Michael Land:

   We had two large cooler trailers deployed to assist the Medical Examiner offices to assist with their overflow.

2. Gustave Flaubert, "Madame Bovary", ch. 12:

   ...exaggerated turns of speech conceal mediocre affections: as if the fulness of the soul might not sometimes overflow in the emptiest of metaphors, since no one, ever, can give the exact measurements of his needs, nor of his conceptions, nor of his sufferings, and the human word is like a cracked cauldron upon which we beat out melodies fit for making bears dance when we are trying to move the stars to pity.

3. Gandolfo - (RJ Intindola):

   The path ahead is wide open and you feel a sense of emptiness; in the moment, you realize your heart is empty and the one who can make it overflow with joy, never will.

4. William Wordsworth:

   Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.

5. Maggie Pena:

   Last week we had an overflow, but the numbers have decreased this week.