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

While prediction markets broadly anticipated Democratic control of Congress, the blue tsunami is expected to bite the industry in other ways. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026

Hospitals ride the blue tsunami Voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats in the midterm elections, relegating Republicans to an afterthought in next year’s Congress. — Bob Herman, STAT, 9 Nov. 2026

It’s been called a blue tsunami, a bloodbath, a close to extinction level event for Republicans, a Watergate-level repudiation. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

These are popping up all over the country and started in Japan after the tsunami. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

Next week, Jason speaks with 2025 Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post White House bureau chief Isaac Arnsdorf, about the blue tsunami in the 2026 midterms. — Press Freedom Desk, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

The blue tsunami that swept across the country on election day petered out in Florida, where voters continued to elected Republicans to statewide offices and approved a massive cut to their property tax bills. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026

But at least for now, the blue tsunami has forced the man who mercilessly bullied his way through the last two years to do what all bullies do when confronted with a united opposition. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Voters’ economic concerns were central to the blue tsunami that washed over Georgia during the midterm election, flipping control of all statewide offices for the first time in decades. — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026