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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• 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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

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

avalanche

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verb

as in to fall

to fall down in a large mass

The snow avalanched down the mountainside.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• dry
• drain
• dehydrate
• parch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avalanche

Noun

In 2021, a similar rock and ice avalanche in India’s Uttarakhand state sent about 950 million cubic feet (27 million cubic meters) of rock and ice – roughly 80% rock, 20% ice – cascading down from Ronti Peak. — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026

The debris avalanche, or landslide, slid down 6,000 feet on the slope, the USGS said. — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Verb

James and the Lakers were getting avalanched, but a run to undo a 17-point deficit got them to within a point before the Memphis Grizzlies smothered them with a barrage of baskets. — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023

That a bunch of boys will insincerely avalanche into girls sports in order to gain some competitive advantage, to slake some hearty thirst for winning? — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022