Synonyms for avalanche
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Barrage — A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming…
2. Snowslide — A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- n. 2
A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
Forms
- Plural
- avalanches → barrages, blitzes, snowslides, snowslips…
Example sentences
- blitz The US led a blitz campaign against Iraq.
- barrage We've recently received a barrage of complaints.
- snowslide The road was obstructed by a snowslide.
- snow We had less snow this winter than we had expected.
By length
- 4 letters
- snow1
- 5 letters
- blitz1
- 7 letters
- barrage2
- 8 letters
- snowslip
- 9 letters
- snowslide
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (barrage2 = 2 syllables).