English Synonym Finder

overflow

Definitions

To flow over the brim or edge of a container.

To exceed the capacity or limits of a space or system.

A condition in computing where a calculation produces a result that exceeds the storage capacity of the allocated memory.

Examples

The river began to overflow its banks after the heavy rainfall.

Be careful not to let the bathtub overflow while you are filling it.

Synonyms

spill brim flood teem surge overrun cascade

Antonyms

drain empty recede ebb dry deplete shrink