inundations
Overwhelming water surges
Inundations are floods or overwhelming surges.
The word applies literally to water covering land: The spring inundations deposited rich silt across the delta.
More often it describes being overwhelmed by quantity: an inundation of emails, inundations of criticism.
The singular inundation works the same way.
Sustained, overwhelming attack
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
- torrentViolent rushing flow
bombardment · flood · surge · cascade · wave · influx · glut · saturation
Severe overflow of water
- floodwatersOverflow from swollen waterways
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
- torrentsViolent, rushing streams
swamping · deluges · monsoon · flash floods · levee breach · evacuation · sandbags · waterlogged
barrage
Sustained, overwhelming attack
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
torrent · bombardment · flood · surge · cascade · wave · influx · glut · saturation · overload
deluge
Severe overflow of water
- floodwatersOverflow from swollen waterways
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
torrents · swamping · deluges · monsoon · flash floods · levee breach · evacuation · sandbags · waterlogged · submerged
emails
Digital written messages
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
- dataFacts for analysis
- messagesSent pieces of communication
requests · paperwork · media · news · content · spam · alerts · updates · advertisements · social media
inundationsdroughts
Extended periods without precipitation
aridity · dry spells · parching · draining · dehydration