Home › Words › O › overfloodoverflood/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈflʌd/overflood means A flood; an excess or superabundance.overflood is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈflʌd/.EtymologyFrom over- + flood.nounA flood; an excess or superabundance.verbTo flood.e.g.“On the 28th of March, the river overflooded the high pier along the Main, and rising higher and higher, began to come into the gates and alleys.” — 1846, J. Bayard Taylor, Views a-foot:To flood or fill completely; to overflow.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aflood 83% match — Flooding. vs overflood →beflood 80% match — To flood around or about; flood all over; inundate. vs overflood →waterflood 79% match — An inundation of water. vs overflood →overfloat 77% match — To overflow. vs overflood →inundate 73% match — To cover with large amounts of water; to flood. vs overflood →deluge 73% match — A great flood or rain. vs overflood →flooded 73% match — Filled with water from rain or rivers. vs overflood →flooding 72% match — An act of flooding; a flood or gush. vs overflood →