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

Holding her tongue is not Kate’s forte in general, and the severity of Todd’s avalanche of blunders in their meeting with the British foreign secretary tests the outer limits of her ability. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

The avalanche is considered one of the worst disasters in Nepal mountaineering history. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 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