BLIZZARD Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

blizzard

noun

Definition of blizzard

as in thunderstorm

a severe storm with a large amount of falling snow Their trip was delayed by a week because of a blizzard.

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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.

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Recent Examples of blizzard The blizzard inspired the use of underground subway lines and utility lines as well as better winter storm preparedness, city planning and new weather models and translation tools. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026 The Bay Area was handed, unquestionably, the worst slate of group-stage games FIFA’s bureaucrats could manifest — five equivalents of a Tuesday night MACtion football game in a November blizzard. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 June 2026 The air in the bedroom instantly became a blizzard of trash. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026 Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blizzard

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But no reasonable parent mistakes that for true readiness to handle rush-hour traffic in a thunderstorm.

— David Etue, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
It was instead caused by cold air plummeting to the ground from the upper levels of a passing thunderstorm, experts says.

— Mark Price July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

Noun

El Niño also typically yields a below average Atlantic hurricane season, while above average hurricane and typhoon activity takes place in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Residents in hurricane-prone regions are still urged to stay alert and have a plan, as even a below-normal season can bring a devastating storm.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurricane

Noun

His brutal murder in Culiacán, the capital of the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, happened in just a few seconds on Tuesday in front of an audience of thousands of social media users watching his TikTok stream.

— Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
My best guess for the structure of the stream is some sort of hybrid between real-world imagery, cutscenes and actual gameplay.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of stream

Noun

Scientists say global warming has made extreme weather more likely, including stronger typhoons.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
The typhoon was just north of the main island of Okinawa with maximum winds of 144 kph (89 mph) as of Friday afternoon, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of typhoon

Noun

An avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak has killed famed climber Nirmal Purja and the nine other members of a mountaineering expedition who were trying to reach one of the highest peaks on Earth.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Accidents are common on climbing expeditions in northern Pakistan because of avalanches, falling ice and rock, extreme altitude and rapidly changing weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of avalanche

Noun

These are the men and women who spent decades operating buses, maintaining subways, repairing tracks, and kept New York moving through snowstorms, terrorist attacks, and a global pandemic.

— Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
That role is currently empty, and Morales points to the severe snowstorms that took place in January and February as times when the city could have used better coordination.

— Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026

Definition of snowstorm

Noun

The loss of virtual companions has provoked a flood of complaints, according to posts and screenshots shown on social media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Campaigners have called on policymakers to impose higher taxes on energy majors to help fund climate-resilient infrastructure, such as fire and flood defenses.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

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