CATARACT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

cataract

noun

ˈka-tə-ˌrakt

Definition of cataract

as in waterfall

a fall of water usually from a great height the roaring cataract is one of the park's most majestic sights

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as in flood

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley

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Noun

Cascading waterfall spouts that line the middle of the pool, meantime, are specially angled to target stress points on your body.

— Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2026
Take a leap of faith on daring outings such as the Waterfalls of Damajagua in Puerto Plata, where guests make their way down seven of the 27 natural slides and waterfalls.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of waterfall

Noun

Meanwhile, Dondi’s son and son-in-law kept combing the flood area for objects, as did her husband, who also transported bins of things back to the warehouse and coached volunteers.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
And in 1993, after many more floods, the Mississippi swelled again, this time with memorable cruelty.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of flood

Noun

At Maywood’s Riverfront Park, Ma was accompanied by the vroom of nearby traffic, cascade of a yucca rainstick and burbling hum of a water synth.

— Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Besides the fire risk, the heat domes that trap high temperatures across Europe are having a cascade of other consequences.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of cascade

Noun

An analysis of a torrent of public comments submitted on a White House proposal to change the way federal contracts and grants are doled out shows a widespread rebuke of the potential change by scientists and others.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026
The bull case is a torrent of words at odds with cash-flow reality.

— Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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