Quantity

Synonyms for flood

Two senses of flood live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineQuantity

an overwhelming number or amount

A flood of requests.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

torrent

Same sentence, swapped: A torrent of requests.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for flood as it is used in the sentence above.

development
jam
jump

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 4, High CampGiving and transferring

supply with an excess of

Flood the market with tennis shoes.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

glut

Same sentence, swapped: Glut the market with tennis shoes.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for flood as it is used in the sentence above.

curtain
coal
tide

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other quantity words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

multitudenounpacka large indefinite quantityRidgeline naughtnounnothinga quantity of no importanceRidgelineHas a reason line roomyadjectivespacioushaving ample spaceRidgeline stacksnounlotsa large number or amountRidgeline sufficiencynounenoughan adequate quantityHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line thirdnountierceone of three equal parts of a divisible wholeSummitHas a reason line whiskernounhaira very small distance or spaceHigh CampHas a reason line reconciliationnounbalancinggetting two things to correspondRidgelineHas a reason line

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