STREAM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STREAM?

Need another word that means the same as “stream”? Find 72 synonyms and 30 related words for “stream” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Stream” are: flow, current, watercourse, brook, rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet, freshet, jet, rush, gush, surge, spurt, spout, torrent, flood, cascade, fountain, outpouring, outflux, outflow, effusion, crowd, swarm, multitude, horde, host, mob, gang, throng, mass, body, band, troop, legion, flock, herd, pack, drove, sea, array, succession, series, string, chain, pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, well out, pullulate, teem, course, run, sluice, pile, flutter, float, flap, fly, blow, waft

Stream as a Noun

Definitions of "Stream" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stream” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate.
• Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas.
• A small, narrow river.
• A large number of things that happen or come one after the other.
• A continuous flow of liquid, air, or gas.
• A mass of people or things moving continuously in the same direction.
• A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes.
• Something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously.
• A group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught.
• A continuous flow of video and audio material transmitted or received over the internet.
• A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth.
• The act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression.

Synonyms of "Stream" as a noun (46 Words)

array	Especially fine or decorative clothing. A bewildering array of choices.
band	A range of frequencies between two limits. He noted that she wore a wedding band.
body	A woman s close fitting stretch garment for the upper body fastening at the crotch. It s important to keep your body in good condition.
brook	A small stream. The Lake District boasts lovely lakes and babbling brooks.
cascade	A process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on. The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades.
chain	A measure of length equivalent to a chain 66 ft. A mountain chain.
crowd	The mass or multitude of ordinary people. A huge crowd gathered in the street outside.
current	A flow of electricity through a conductor. The student movement formed a distinct current of protest.
drove	A hard straight return (as in tennis or squash.
effusion	An escape of fluid into a body cavity. He studied the rates of effusion of gases.
flock	A church congregation guided by a pastor. A flock of gulls.
flood	The act of flooding filling to overflowing. His column provoked a flood of complaints.
flow	The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. The flow of thought.
fountain	An artificially produced flow of water. Little fountains of dust.
freshet	The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow.
gang	An organized group of workmen. Gang warfare.
gush	An unrestrained expression of emotion. A gush of blood.
herd	A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. A herd of elephants.
horde	A moving crowd. Tartar hordes.
host	A person who acts as host at formal occasions makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers. Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games.
jet	A nozzle or narrow opening for sending out a jet of liquid or gas. A jet of boiling water spurted over his hand.
legion	A division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. Legions of photographers and TV cameras.
mass	The ordinary people. Separate the warriors from the mass.
mob	A disorderly crowd of people. The local mob called this spot Gimba which means good pastures.
multitude	A large indefinite number. A multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight.
outflow	A natural flow of ground water. An outflow of foreign currency.
outflux	An exit or flowing out of a large amount of a substance or a large number of people. A major outflux of gas.
outpouring	Something that streams out rapidly. Outpourings of nationalist discontent.
pack	A quantity of fish fruit or other foods packed or canned in a particular season. A pack of girls in Georgia s class have been making her life a misery.
rill	A small stream.
rivulet	A small stream of water or another liquid. Sweat ran in rivulets down his back.
runnel	A small stream. Muddy lanes with runnels for effluent.
rush	An attempt to advance the ball by running into the line. The linebackers were ready to stop a rush.
sea	A roughly definable area of the sea. Heavy seas.
series	Several contests played successively by the same teams. A comedy series.
spout	A tube or lip projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured. The tall spouts of geysers.
spurt	A sudden marked burst or increase of activity or speed. A sudden spurt of blood gushed into her eyes.
streamlet	A small stream.
string	A necklace made by a stringing objects together. A string of islands.
succession	Acquisition of property by descent or by will. She had been secretary to a succession of board directors.
surge	A powerful rush of an emotion or feeling. Stimulated a surge of speculation.
swarm	A large number of honeybees that leave a hive en masse with a newly fertilized queen in order to establish a new colony. A swarm of locusts.
throng	A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. He pushed his way through the throng.
torrent	An overwhelming number or amount. After the rains the stream becomes a raging torrent.
troop	A unit of artillery and armoured formation. A troop of musicians.
watercourse	The bed along which a watercourse flows. A dry watercourse.

Usage Examples of "Stream" as a noun

• A woman screamed a stream of abuse.
• The hose ejected a stream of water.
• A perfect trout stream.
• He felt a stream of air.
• Two streams of development run through American history.
• The blood gushed out in scarlet streams.
• Frank blew out a stream of smoke.
• Stream of consciousness.
• Children in the top streams.
• There is a steady stream of visitors.
• The raft floated downstream on the current.
• A stream of people emptied from the terminal.

Stream as a Verb

Definitions of "Stream" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stream” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• To extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind.
• (of hair, clothing, etc.) float or wave at full extent in the wind.
• Run with tears, sweat, or other liquid.
• Flow freely and abundantly.
• Put (schoolchildren) in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together.
• Exude profusely.
• Transmit or receive (data, especially video and audio material) over the internet as a steady, continuous flow.
• Move in large numbers.
• Rain heavily.
• (of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction.
• (of a mass of people or things) move in a continuous flow in a specified direction.

Synonyms of "Stream" as a verb (26 Words)

blow	Be blowing or storming. The engines sounded as if their exhausts had blown.
cascade	Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. Blonde hair cascaded down her back.
course	Move along, of liquids. Exultation coursed through him.
crowd	Cause to herd drive or crowd together. As demands crowd in on you it becomes difficult to keep things in perspective.
flap	Move with a flapping motion. She flapped my hands away as she sat up.
float	Allow a currency to float. The dancer floated across the stage.
flood	Cover or submerge an area with water in a flood. Flood the market with tennis shoes.
flow	Cause to flow. Their talk and laughter grew louder as the excellent brandy flowed.
flutter	(of a pulse or heartbeat) beat feebly or irregularly. The seagulls fluttered overhead.
fly	Cause to fly or float. Close the door or the moths will fly in.
gush	Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet. The tanker began to gush oil from its damaged hull.
pelt	Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles. I pelted across the road.
pile	Place or lay as if in a pile. We all piled in and headed off to our mysterious destination.
pour	Pour out. Water poured all over the floor.
pullulate	Be full of or teeming with. The place pullulated with writers.
rain buckets	Precipitate as rain.
rain cats and dogs	Precipitate as rain.
run	Cover by running run a certain distance. Cameras triggered by cars running red lights at intersections.
sluice	Transport in or send down a sluice. Sluice the earth.
spurt	Cause to gush out suddenly. The other car had spurted to the top of the ramp.
surge	Rise rapidly. Shares surged to a record high.
swarm	Of flying insects move in or form a swarm. A plague of locusts swarmed across the countryside.
teem	Be teeming be abuzz. Every garden is teeming with wildlife.
throng	Press tightly together or cram. The pavements are thronged with people.
waft	(with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air. Models wafted down the catwalk in filmy organza skirts.
well out	Come up, as of a liquid.

Usage Examples of "Stream" as a verb

• Tears streamed down her face.
• Her black cloak streamed behind her.
• In the coming school year, we were to be streamed.
• Their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind.
• His mouth was streaming blood.
• She sat with tears streaming down her face.
• I woke up in the night, streaming with sweat.
• Sunlight streamed through the windows.
• My eyes were streaming.
• He was watching the taxis streaming past.
• His nose streamed blood.
• She was streaming with sweat.

Associations of "Stream" (30 Words)

beck	A beckoning gesture.
brook	Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. The Lake District boasts lovely lakes and babbling brooks.
canyon	A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. The Grand Canyon.
cascade	Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. Blonde hair cascaded down her back.
confluence	An act or process of merging. A major confluence of the world s financial markets.
creek	A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river. A sandy beach in a sheltered creek.
downstream	In or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place later than at a given point. A termination signal was found downstream from the coding region.
erosion	Erosion by chemical action. Patients with gastric erosions.
estuary	The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
fluvial	Of or found in a river. Fluvial deposits.
foothill	A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain. The camp lies in the foothills of the Andes.
ford	A shallow area in a stream that can be forded.
glen	A narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland.
gorge	Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas.
inlet	An opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container. An air inlet.
lake	A pool of liquid. The EU wine lake.
lamprey	Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue.
mound	A small hill. A mound of dirty crockery.
ravine	A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.
river	Used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers e g river dolphin. The river was navigable for 50 miles.
riverbank	The bank of a river.
rivulet	A small stream. Sweat ran in rivulets down his back.
sedimentary	Relating to sediment.
steep	A steep place as on a hill. She pushed the bike up the steep hill.
thames	The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea.
tributary	A branch that flows into the main stream. The Illinois River a tributary of the Mississippi.
trout	A chiefly freshwater fish of the salmon family, found in both Eurasia and North America and highly valued for food and game.
vale	A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term. The Vale of Glamorgan.
valley	A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. The valley floor.
waterfall	Relating to or denoting a method of project management that is characterized by sequential stages and a fixed plan of work. Each phase of a waterfall project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase.