Heavy rainfall
Inundation and heavy rainfall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inundation" instead a noun phrase "Heavy rainfall".
Inundation
Inundation noun - A great flow of water or of something that overwhelms.
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Synonyms for Inundation
Heavy rainfall and inundation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heavy rainfall" instead a noun "Inundation".
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The flood in question is a perfectly ordinary localised inundation of low-lying flat land by heavy rainfall, but it is presented as a seemingly global event from the point of view of the protagonists - who are weasels, whose point of view is only half an inch above the water, so it makes sense.
Source: The Great Flood
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Inundation and Heavy rainfall. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy_rainfall/inundation
Heavy rainfall & Inundation. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy_rainfall/inundation>.
Inundation or Heavy rainfall. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heavy_rainfall/inundation.
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