Synonyms of raining

raining

verb

present participle of rain

1

as in pouring

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds

it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• storming
• flooding
• precipitating
• showering
• drowning
• spitting
• raining cats and dogs
• hailing
• squalling
• inundating
• deluging
• engulfing
• swamping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spitting
• drizzling
• sprinkling
• misting
• mizzling

2

as in showering

to give readily and in large quantities

she rained praise upon her graduating students

the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• showering
• heaping
• lavishing
• flooding
• streaming
• gushing
• hailing
• overflowing
• overwhelming
• bombarding
• inundating
• swamping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• retaining
• reserving
• withholding
• holding back