CASCADE Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

(ˌ)kas-ˈkād

Definition of cascade

as in waterfall

a fall of water usually from a great height the river forms a series of cascades as it drops a total of 200 feet in elevation

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verb

as in to stream

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as in to depend

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Noun

These same companies continue to kill the clean energy that is not only cheaper, but try to side-step their glaring responsibility for the increasing cascade of climate disasters. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 For years, space sustainability experts have warned that the growing number of satellites in orbit and the quantity of dead metal left behind threatens to trigger a dangerous cascade of collisions known as the Kessler Syndrome. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Verb

If Beijing were forced to address a domestic crisis, a fresh wave of sovereign restructurings and defaults could cascade in Pakistan, Ecuador, Zambia, and beyond. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026 Consider adding a circulating water feature to cascade down the slope to a collecting pool. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cascade

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Noun

Everyone was up for hiking and taking cable cars to waterfalls; paragliding was sadly vetoed.

— Claudia Laroye, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
The kitchen has white shaker cabinetry, marble countertops with a waterfall edge, breakfast bar seating, Viking and Bosch appliances and a walk-in butler’s pantry with a U-Line wine cabinet.

— Saleema Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of waterfall

Verb

Winners from both organizations will be announced at the ceremony, which will stream on Context Collaborative’s YouTube channel.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
My Alexa voice commands to stream video from the doorbell to an Amazon Echo Show smart display worked perfectly, as did my Alexa routine to have a Tapo L535E light bulb turn red when the doorbell button was pressed.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of stream

Verb

Storms last weekend dumped the equivalent of more than two years of water into the town's surface water supply and provided a buffer for an operation that depends heavily on underground aquifers, Huntzinger said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
The new developments provide an additional basis for its deployment on commercial vessels, although wider adoption will depend on performance across different hull designs, operating conditions and routes.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of depend

Verb

Miami Beach code compliance officers also checked on the polling station at least six times for possible loud music and signage code adherence pertaining to Basabe, although no violations were issued, records show.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Just last month, animal control officers in Fairfield issued a warning to residents, urging caution after two people were attacked.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of issue

Verb

Make sure there are no overhanging limbs that could combust; cut back and remove nearby grasses, brambles, and underbrush; and have a fire extinguisher ready to deal with any embers that float away.

— Steven John, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
To crimp, tightly roll the overhanging dough toward the center of the pie to form a thick lip that rests on the ridge of the plate.

— Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of overhang

Verb

Gouzer is confident that Nara’s auction record will eventually fall.

— Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, the Exporters Western Cape, a lobby group, told Ramaphosa before the decision that the province’s exports to the US had already fallen 41% with particularly steep declines in juice, grapes and citrus.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of fall

Verb

People in Crystal Lake are constantly being dispatched in ways that offer the most shredded flesh, spurting blood and oozing viscera possible.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
The demonstration video posted on X shows a clear liquid spurting all over the ground, which Tesla confirmed was glycol, a type of cooling agent used to cool its Supercharger cables.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

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