rains cats and dogs

The phrase “rains cats and dogs” has 4 syllables: rains cats and dogs

It's pronounced as /reɪnz kæts ænd dɒɡz/


What is synonym and antonym for rains cats and dogs?

In the thesaurus, “rains cats and dogs” has 14 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rains cats and dogs along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for rains cats and dogs

  • deluges
  • drowns
  • engulfs
  • floods
  • hails
  • inundates
  • pours
  • precipitates
  • rains
  • showers
  • spits
  • squalls
  • storms
  • swamps

Antonyms for rains cats and dogs

  • drizzles
  • mists
  • mizzles
  • spits
  • sprinkles

Example Sentences

  • Rains cats and dogs flooded the streets, causing traffic jams across the city.
  • We had to cancel our picnic because it rains cats and dogs all afternoon.
  • Despite the forecast predicting a light shower, it suddenly rains cats and dogs during our outdoor wedding ceremony.
  • I can't believe how quickly the weather changed, it went from sunny skies to rains cats and dogs in just minutes.
  • The old drainage system couldn't handle the heavy downpour, and soon enough, it rains cats and dogs inside our basement.

On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rains cats and dogs, such as: deluges, drizzles, drowns, engulfs, floods, hails, inundates.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

rains

  • barrages
  • bombardments
  • bombards
  • broadsides
  • cannonades
  • clamminess
  • cloudbursts
  • condensation
  • damp
  • deluges
  • downfalls
  • downpours
  • drizzle
  • drowns
  • engulfs
  • eruptions
  • floods
  • fusillades
  • gushes
  • hails
  • heaps
  • humidity
  • inundates
  • lavishes
  • liquid
  • outbreaks
  • outbursts
  • overflows
  • overwhelms
  • pours
  • precipitates
  • precipitations
  • rain
  • rainfalls
  • rains cats and dogs
  • rainstorms
  • rushes
  • salvoes
  • salvos
  • showers
  • spates
  • spits
  • squalls
  • storms
  • streams
  • swamps
  • thundershowers
  • thunderstorms
  • torrents
  • volleys
  • water
  • weathers
  • wetness
  • wets

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