Synonyms of avalanche

avalanche 1 of 2

noun

1

as in landslide

a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place

Much of the mountainside was covered by the avalanche.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• landslide
• flood
• slide
• river
• stream
• torrent
• tide
• surge
• waterfall
• snowslide
• inundation
• deluge
• outflow
• mudslide
• outpouring
• washout
• overflow
• Niagara
• spate
• current
• flood tide
• blizzard
• influx
• cascade
• burst
• cataract
• outburst
• bath
• cataclysm
• inflow
• gush
• engulfment
• discharge
• flush
• flux
• alluvion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

2

as in influx

a sudden large amount of something that overwhelms

After the disaster, the town received an avalanche of letters and donations from supporters and well-wishers.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• influx
• overflow
• flood
• deluge
• surge
• torrent
• inundation
• flurry
• spate
• volley
• rush
• inflow
• outflow
• bath
• Niagara
• flood tide
• cataract
• outpouring
• flux
• barrage
• surplus
• bombardment
• cloudburst
• glut
• excess
• fusillade
• overabundance
• discharge
• surfeit
• tide
• hail
• current
• gush
• blitzkrieg
• salvo
• overkill
• drumbeat
• flush
• oversupply
• river
• stream
• blizzard
• superabundance
• cascade
• cannonade
• shower
• superfluity
• blitz
• overage
• storm
• drumfire
• waterfall
• overmuch
• engulfment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficit
• shortage
• failure
• poverty
• lack
• drought
• deficiency
• scarcity
• famine
• paucity
• inadequacy
• crunch
• insufficiency
• dearth
• drouth
• pinch
• lacuna
• want
• trickle
• scantiness
• undersupply
• drip
• inadequateness
• scarceness
• dribble

avalanche

2 of 2

verb

as in to fall

to fall down in a large mass

The snow avalanched down the mountainside.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fall
• skid
• tumble
• stream
• slide
• crash
• flow
• plunge
• pour
• slip
• descend
• flood
• plummet
• sink
• deluge
• overflow
• overwhelm
• gulf
• drop
• inundate
• swamp
• drown
• engulf
• spurt
• submerge
• gush
• flush
• spout
• sluice
• smother
• overcome
• overrun
• submerse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• drain
• dehydrate
• parch

Examples of avalanche in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Some of the rocks are rounded like river rocks, suggesting they were carried by water, but others are more angular, meaning they were likely delivered by dry avalanches. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 July 2024

There is an avalanche of Amazon Prime Day hot tool deals here and our carts are already stuffed. —Annie Blackman, Allure, 16 July 2024

Verb

And many of those paths, some of which are accessible from the Humphreys Peak trail, will avalanche every year. —Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2021

Many of these rocks have avalanched from the walls of steep mountains. —Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2019