Rain
Rain verb - To give readily and in large quantities.
Usage example: the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications
Stream is a synonym for rain in shower topic. In some cases you can use "Stream" instead the word "Rain" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like downpour of water or other substance.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar rain | similar stream |
| regular | regular rain | regular stream |
| original | original rain | original stream |
| endless | endless rain | endless stream |
| Other adjectives: green, continuous, small, constant, intense, little, unrelenting, incessant, yellow, next, never-ending, non-stop, veritable, resulting, magical, aforementioned, neverending. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Legolas isn't able to pull off a literal rain, but he manages to create veritable stream of arrows at times.note The Book tells it differently, though.
Source: Rain of Arrows -
An episode of Hawaii Five-0 has an escaped convict with a couple of hostages stop to drink from a stream in a Hawaiian rain forest.
Source: Cool, Clear Water - Donating gives out a raffle of tokens to random active members of the chat, and using emotes will cause a rain of images on the stream.
Cite this Source
Stream and Rain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rain/stream
Rain & Stream. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rain/stream>.
Stream or Rain. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rain/stream.
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