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

Last week torrential rains triggered deadly mudslides and flooding in Cox’s Bazar, flattening shelters and killing more than a dozen people, including children. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Weather experts say the developing El Niño in the Pacific is strengthening and could rank among the most powerful on record — a reminder of the flooding, mudslides and storm damage Californians have seen during past El Niño years. — James Ward, USA Today, 14 July 2026

La Guaira had already endured a devastating tragedy in 1999, when torrential rains triggered catastrophic flooding and mudslides that wiped out entire communities, killed thousands and caused widespread destruction. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

In 2022, Tsunami and Beens worked the deadly mudslides of Las Tejerías and El Castaño in Aragua state in Venezuela. — Luis E. Romero, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Andres Tremante, a mechanical engineer at Florida International University who visited the region shortly after the 1999 mudslides, noted that the current scale of destruction appears significantly more severe. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 30 June 2026

El Niño is here A very strong El Niño often means drenching storms, flooding and mudslides in Southern California, as seen in the destructive winters of 1982-83, 1997-98 and the soaking 2023-24 season. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Undersea mudslides occasionally damage cables, too, and future seabed mining could eventually add another hazard. — Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 27 May 2026

The heavy rains will likely trigger rockslides, mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain, especially in and around these areas. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026