Synonyms of avalanches

avalanches 1 of 2

noun

plural of avalanche

1

as in landslides

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

• landslides
• floods
• slides
• rivers
• streams
• mudslides
• torrents
• waterfalls
• tides
• washouts
• inundations
• outflows
• surges
• currents
• outpourings
• deluges
• cataracts
• snowslides
• blizzards
• flood tides
• outbursts
• bursts
• cataclysms
• overflows
• cascades
• inflows
• baths
• Niagaras
• flushes
• discharges
• gushes
• influxes
• spates
• fluxes
• engulfments
• alluvions

Dissimilar Words

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

2

as in influxes

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

• influxes
• overflows
• floods
• torrents
• surges
• inundations
• deluges
• flurries
• volleys
• inflows
• cloudbursts
• spates
• cataracts
• outflows
• rushes
• baths
• fluxes
• flood tides
• Niagaras
• excesses
• outpourings
• surpluses
• bombardments
• currents
• barrages
• discharges
• rivers
• showers
• tides
• cannonades
• overages
• fusillades
• surfeits
• streams
• flushes
• drumbeats
• gushes
• blizzards
• salvos
• gluts
• cascades
• oversupplies
• storms
• overmuch
• superfluities
• waterfalls
• overabundances
• overkills
• blitzes
• superabundances
• blitzkriegs
• hails
• drumfires
• engulfments

Dissimilar Words

• deficits
• failures
• shortages
• droughts
• deficiencies
• famines
• scarcities
• inadequacies
• lacunae
• lacks
• pinches
• insufficiencies
• crunches
• wants
• dearths
• poverties
• drips
• undersupplies
• trickles
• paucities
• dribbles

avalanches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of avalanche

as in tumbles

to fall down in a large mass

The snow avalanched down the mountainside.

Related Words

• tumbles
• skids
• falls
• streams
• slides
• crashes
• flows
• slips
• floods
• plunges
• descends
• pours
• plummets
• deluges
• sinks
• swamps
• drops
• overflows
• overwhelms
• inundates
• spurts
• engulfs
• drowns
• sluices
• gulfs
• gushes
• spouts
• submerges
• flushes
• overruns
• submerses
• smothers
• overcomes

Dissimilar Words

• dries
• dehydrates
• drains
• parches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avalanches

Noun

The broader Langtang region was also hit by devastating avalanches during Nepal’s 2015 earthquake. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

The warmer temperatures are melting and thus destabilizing many of the 60,000 glaciers there, triggering these kinds of avalanches. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026

Mountaineering accidents are common in northern Pakistan, where climbers face hazards including avalanches, falling ice and rock, extreme altitude and rapidly changing weather. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Analysis of past avalanche accidents has indicated that larger group sizes (4 or more people) have higher chances of being caught in avalanches. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026

Europe has been hit by a string of avalanches this winter. — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026

More than 40 backcountry explorers saw avalanches on various Colorado mountain ranges between Friday and Sunday, according to field reports submitted to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026

Verb

Few things bridge South Florida cultures better than the mango, the juicy-sticky-sweet tropical tree fruit that avalanches our backyards all summer long. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026