Synonyms of earthquakes

earthquakes

noun

plural of earthquake

1

as in quakes

a shaking of the earth

the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quakes
• tremors
• temblors
• shakes
• foreshocks
• aftershocks
• upheavals
• convulsions
• shocks
• microearthquakes
• microseisms
• cataclysms
• seaquakes

2

as in upheavals

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)

the election of the socialist candidate caused a political earthquake that nearly led to a military coup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• upheavals
• revolutions
• storms
• insurrections
• uprisings
• revolts
• convulsions
• tempests
• cataclysms
• rebellions
• paroxysms
• turmoils
• eruptions
• tumults
• mutinies
• uproars
• insurgencies
• outbreaks
• outbursts
• upsets
• bouleversements
• seizures
• stirs
• spasms
• commotions
• subversions
• overthrows
• coils
• overturns
• rows
• squalls
• fits
• ructions
• furors
• routs
• bustles
• flare-ups
• stews
• shindies
• furores
• bluster
• ruckuses
• pandemoniums
• rumpuses
• bobberies
• hullabaloos
• williwaws
• welters
• hubbubs
• hurly-burlies
• to-dos
• shindys
• fusses