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

Explore its waterfalls, glaciers and volcanic landscapes, and treat any aurora sightings as an extraordinary bonus.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
It will be built near the road leading to Iguazu Falls, the largest waterfall system in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of waterfall

Noun

For years, space sustainability experts have warned that the growing number of satellites in orbit and the quantity of dead metal left behind threatens to trigger a dangerous cascade of collisions known as the Kessler Syndrome.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026
But for a vacation with fewer crowds and lower prices that’s also seriously criss-crossed with cascades, consider visiting the port city of Hamilton on Lake Ontario instead.

— Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of cascade

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And various gamma-ray observatories in orbit were saturated and blinded by the torrent of incoming radiation.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Following testimony from Meta staff who downloaded torrents, the order could expose a wider range of supervisors, managers, and executives whom staffers said greenlit the piracy.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

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