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tremor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tremor

a shaking of the earth

  • smaller tremors continued for days after the major earthquake
Synonyms of tremor

earthquake, quake, shake, temblor
Words Related to tremor

aftershock, foreshock, shock

cataclysm, convulsion, upheaval

microearthquake, microseism, seaquake

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