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Synonyms for earthquake

Most common

quake tremor seism tremblor

All synonyms

Noun

1. Quake

quake, temblor US, tremor, seism

Other

tremblor, earthdin rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

Related words

Phrases
earthquake bomb

Forms

Plural
earthquakes → quakes, temblors, tremors, seisms…

Example sentences

  • quake Many old buildings were damaged by the quake.
  • tremor The poor woman was struck with a nervous tremor.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
earthquakesteady
quakerising
tremorrising
seismfalling
tremblorsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
quake1, seism
6 letters
tremor2
7 letters
temblor2
8 letters
tremblor, earthdin

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tremor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
séisme
Italiano
terremoto
Español
terremoto
Català
terratrèmol