influx

Examples

• All

• An additional factor in the 1990s has been the influx of physicists from the former Soviet Union.

  Academic text (1993)

• The King's coming here will mean an influx of money into this country.

  Academic text (1991)

• And there was a massive influx of both money and gear.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• There was this influx of rapid development in the world of apps.

• There have been some spots that have been especially hard hit by the influx of refugees.

• Following the Second World War, a major influx of returning G.I.s entered higher education.

  Academic text (1993)

• You see, since Akote became a trading post, we have had an influx of people from various tribes.

  October 1 (2014)

• The American melting pot has benefited from the influx of many disparate influences, Jewish music among them.

  Academic text (1990)

• In the 1790s, an influx of German Jewish merchants created a core of affluent, educated individuals.

  Academic text (1999)

• The city experienced a sudden influx of tourists during the summer festival.

Synonyms

F

flow

vsinflux

343 2.3

A steady movement of people, goods, or information

is about arrival of large numbers rather than steady continuous supply

F

flood

vsinflux

82 2.4

A very large number of things that arrive suddenly

focuses on arrival of many items but not always sudden or overwhelming

D

deluge

vsinflux

10 6.8

A very large amount of something that arrives at once

describes arrival or movement but without the overwhelming intensity

I

inflow

vsinflux

9 4.0

Movement of water, money or other things into a place

focuses on arrival of many items rather than general movement

I

inrush

vsinflux

1 6.4

A sudden flow of water or people into a place

is about arrival that may be gradual rather than sudden

F

flood of visitors

vsinflux

1 2.9

A large number of people who arrive at one place quickly

applies to large arrivals generally not only to people or brief bursts

Antonyms

E

exodus

39 7.2

Many people leaving a place at the same time, often to escape danger or bad conditions

E

efflux

• Specialized

1 9.9

A flow of something out of a place, like water or chemicals

O

outflux

1 7.5

A movement of people, money, or goods away from a place

How Large

flood

82 2.4

surge

180 4.2

influx

55 4.1

stream

261 1.0

to trickle

81 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology