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blizzards

noun , plural of blizzard

Synonyms and Antonyms of blizzards

1 a severe storm with a large amount of falling snow

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

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of blizzards

cloudbursts, hailstorms, ice storms, rainsqualls, rainstorms, snow squalls (also snowsqualls), thundershowers, thunderstorms, weathers, windstorms

northeasters (or nor'easters), northers, southeasters, southwesters

cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons

squalls, storms, tempests

deluges, downfalls, downpours, rainfalls, wets

precipitations, showers

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of blizzards

drizzles, mists, mizzles, scuds, spits, sprinkles

2 an overwhelming influx or flow of something

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

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of blizzards

currents, rivers, streams, tides

cloudbursts, discharges, flushes, gushes, outflows, outpourings

fluxes, inflows, influxes

engulfments, washouts

cascades, waterfalls

excesses, gluts, overabundances, overages, overkills, overmuch, oversupplies, superabundances, superfluities, surfeits, surpluses

alluvions, baths, cataclysms, cataracts, deluges, floods, flood tides, inundations, Niagaras, overflows, spates, torrents

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of blizzards

dribbles, drips, trickles

droughts (also drouths)

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