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tsunami

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of tsunami

a very high, large wave in the ocean that is usually caused by an earthquake under the sea and that can cause great destruction when it reaches land

The coastline will suffer devastating damage if a tsunami ever hits it.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of tsunami

billow, surge, swell

breaker, whitecap

riffle, ripple, wavelet

ground swell, roller

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