Synonyms of blizzard

blizzard

noun

1

as in thunderstorm

a severe storm with a large amount of falling snow

Their trip was delayed by a week because of a blizzard.

Related Words

• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• typhoon
• snowstorm
• weather
• rainstorm
• windstorm
• storm
• hailstorm
• cloudburst
• cyclone
• ice storm
• northeaster
• thundershower
• norther
• sandstorm
• snow squall
• rainsquall
• southeaster
• tempest
• rainfall
• squall
• downpour
• southwester
• deluge
• precipitation
• wet
• shower
• downfall

Dissimilar Words

• flurry
• mist
• drizzle
• spit
• sprinkle
• scud
• mizzle

2

as in tide

an overwhelming influx or flow of something

The star's off-the-cuff comments touched off a blizzard of criticism on social media.

Related Words

• tide
• stream
• avalanche
• flood
• torrent
• river
• current
• outflow
• influx
• outpouring
• cascade
• cloudburst
• inflow
• glut
• washout
• waterfall
• surplus
• gush
• flux
• discharge
• flush
• deluge
• inundation
• excess
• overabundance
• cataclysm
• flood tide
• surfeit
• oversupply
• Niagara
• engulfment
• bath
• spate
• overflow
• overage
• overkill
• cataract
• superabundance
• superfluity
• alluvion
• overmuch

Dissimilar Words

• drought
• trickle
• drip
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blizzard

As blizzard conditions increasingly worsened, the search and rescue team laid the bodies together and covered them with a tarp, marking the spot with GPS coordinates and long poles used to probe for people buried under avalanches. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Unlike a hurricane with clearly visible storm surges or a blizzard with piling snow, extreme heat is invisible. — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

Grandma, irrelevantly but convincingly, spoke of wars, blizzards and trekking barefoot to school. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026