SHOWER Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

shower 1 of 2

noun

ˈshau̇(-ə)r

Definition of shower

as in rain

a heavy fall of objects a shower of books fell from the collapsing shelves

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as in barrage

a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once a shower of insults and curses rained down on the criminal as he was led through the crowd

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shower

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verb

as in to lavish

to give readily and in large quantities showered gifts on the guests of honor

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Recent Examples of shower

Noun

Mindful features like two nursing rooms, showers with stalls and a meditation room complete with forest imagery on the ceiling. — Meg Linehan, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The system, Invest 96, is creating an area of showers and thunderstorms in the far eastern Atlantic and is expected to move west or west-northwest, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

Throughout the wedding, adult guests were showered continuously with rose petals by kids, a playful scheme orchestrated by AnnaLynne and Cipriani. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 Mock advises utilizing the bathroom fan both during and after showering in order to aid in ventilation. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shower

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shower

Noun

Incoming low pressure from the west pushes away heat and allows better moisture to enter the state, raising rain chances as soon as Friday evening and increasing through the weekend.

— Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Extreme precipitation is increasingly falling on mountains as rain not snow, increasing the risks of landslides and soil erosion.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of rain

Noun

The barrage killed a 78-year-old woman in the southern Zaporizhzhia region and another person in the northern Kharkiv region, with at least 14 people reported wounded elsewhere, Ukrainian officials said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Iran’s state media, in turn, has waged a sophisticated propaganda campaign, publishing a barrage of content and misinformation meant to sway public opinion of the wider war and diminish its government’s losses.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrage

Verb

The ceremony can be found on YouTube and includes Gloria Steinem lavishing the character with praise.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Altman had been making note of Kushner’s investment in founders at splashy startups, including Slack, Instacart, and payment giant Stripe—staying loyal and lavishing them with attention even during rocky stretches.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavish

Noun

In the years since Shakur's murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Chunks of hail fell from the sky as J struggled to tell volunteers where to go next over the noise.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hail

Noun

However, this flurry of spy satellite development was short-lived.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
But over the next two decades, the singer would reiterate her legacy as an unstoppable force with a flurry of world tours, studio albums, film projects, corporate partnerships, and books.

— Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of flurry

Verb

Yet still, economists, pundits, and politicians continue to heap endless scorn on the Fed for not seeing into the future back in 2019 and 2020, only to not intervene in the marketplace to ensure prices didn’t rise.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Juicy chicken, squash, red onion, and walnuts cook together on a sheet pan, then get heaped over arugula for a cold-weather salad that satisfies like a Sunday roast.

— Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026