Synonyms of mudslides

mudslides

noun

plural of mudslide

as in landslides

a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place

In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides.

Related Words

• landslides
• floods
• avalanches
• slides
• rivers
• washouts
• inundations
• torrents
• outflows
• surges
• outpourings
• flood tides
• tides
• deluges
• cataracts
• snowslides
• overflows
• currents
• cataclysms
• inflows
• streams
• flushes
• baths
• gushes
• outbursts
• bursts
• influxes
• waterfalls
• spates
• discharges
• blizzards
• Niagaras
• fluxes
• engulfments
• alluvions
• cascades

Dissimilar Words

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mudslides

Significant flash flooding and mudslides across Kauai County and portions of the Big Island (Hawaii County). — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2026

Flooding and mudslides will be the biggest risk through the day, said Eric Blake, of the National Hurricane Center. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

The wet conditions on the island’s hills and mountains increase the risk of flash flooding and mudslides. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

On the Chinese side, rescue crews scoured areas hit by mudslides, particularly around the Gyirong Port border crossing, which was destroyed. — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

The floods and mudslides that were triggered by last week's ice-and-rock avalanche have buried several Himalayan villages in the border region of Nepal and Tibet. — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

The death toll from the devastating floods and mudslides along the Nepal-China border has risen to at least 676 people, as rescue operations stall amid poor weather. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border on Thursday after devastating floods and mudslides swept through communities, killing at least 360 people. — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026