river synonyms

river

n.

  1. Flowing water

    stream, flow, course, current, tributary, branch, estuary, rivulet, river system, creek, brook, watercourse, waterway.

    Famous rivers include: Seine, Rhône, Loire, Thames, Severn, Avon, Clyde, Danube, Rhine, Elbe, Don, Volga, Yenisei, Dnieper, Vistula, Nile, Euphrates, Mekong, Tigris, Ganges, Indus, Irrawaddy, Yellow, Yangste-Kiang, Niger, Congo, Zambesi, St. Lawrence, Saskatchewan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Platte, Delaware, Connecticut, Mohawk, Columbia, Gila, Colorado, Snake, Hudson, Rio Grande, Yukon, Amazon, Orinoco, La Plata, Murray.

  2. Anything likened to a river, sense 1

    wave, swell, outpouring; see flood 1, plenty.

sell down the river*

betray, cheat, desert; see betray 1, deceive.

up the river*

imprisoned, jailed, in jail; see confined 3.

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