Synonyms of tsunamis

tsunamis

noun

variants also tsunami

plural of tsunami

as in seas

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.

Related Words

• seas
• swells
• surges
• tidal waves
• billows
• surfs
• breakers
• ripples
• whitecaps
• rollers
• wavelets
• curls
• combers
• riffles
• ground swells

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tsunamis

Her nonprofit responded to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, wildfires in Hawaii and California and hurricanes in Florida, according to Thompson. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

The look of 24-hour cable news evolved that day, as the tsunami of information led to Fox News, MSNBC and CNN all adding running tickers at the bottom of the screen. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Witness the botch job that was made of assessing the 9% ratings drop in 2016, which apparently had nothing to with the usual election-year cannibalism or a tsunami of high-profile player injuries. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026

In 2018, the volcano collapsed, triggering a huge tsunami that killed more than 400 people and displaced thousands on the country’s coastlines. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Walmart has decided to unleash a tsunami of Labor Day tech deals from brands like HP, Roborock, Bose, and more. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

But what happens in the event of a tsunami or a major weather event? — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

First, in 1960, a tsunami destroyed much of the town, killing several of the Kiyosakis’ classmates. — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

Flores experienced one of the country’s deadliest disasters in 1992, when an earthquake and ensuing tsunami killed about 2,500 people. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026