Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flowing
1 sense of flowing
Sense 1
flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
=> change of location, travel -- (a movement through space that changes the location of something)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flow
7 senses of flow
Sense 1
flow, flux -- (move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium")
=> move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")
Sense 2
run, flow, feed, course -- (move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi")
=> move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")
Phrasal Verb-> flow from#1
Sense 3
flow -- (cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper")
Sense 4
flow -- (be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding")
=> exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?")
Sense 5
hang, fall, flow -- (fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back")
Sense 6
flow -- (cover or swamp with water)
=> flood -- (cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes")
Sense 7
menstruate, flow -- (undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11")
=> shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage -- (lose blood from one's body)
Antonyms of adj flowing
1 sense of flowing
Sense 1
streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek -- (designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible")
INDIRECT (VIA smooth) -> rough, unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")
Similarity of adj flowing
1 sense of flowing
Sense 1
streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek -- (designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible")
=> smooth (vs. rough) -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")