Synonyms of volcanoes

volcanoes

noun

variants or volcanos

plural of volcano

as in time bombs

a potentially explosive place or situation

after months of tension the roommates' living situation was a volcano

Synonyms & Similar Words

• time bombs
• powder kegs
• flash points
• hot buttons
• tinderboxes
• third rails

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of volcanoes

Hunga belongs to the Tonga-Kermadec arc, which hosts at least 74 underwater volcanoes. — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

The chef will dazzle the crowd with his knife work, building steaming volcanoes out of onions and tossing food to diners to catch in their mouths. — Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 16 Sep. 2026

More recently, cosmic rays have helped geologists see hidden chambers of active volcanoes, and archaeologists use them to reveal hidden tombs in ancient Egyptian pyramids. — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Natural Beauty Beauty is born from nature in Greece due to an incredibly diverse landscape replete with everything from mountains, lakes, forests, and caves to craters, coasts, gorges, and volcanoes. — Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

In fact, in Indonesia alone there are 500 volcanoes, and 127 of them are active, including Anak Krakatau. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 280 million people with frequent seismic activity and Sinabung is among more than 120 active volcanoes. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Earth’s moon—which also has the advantage of being 50 percent larger than Pluto and of having volcanoes that once spewed actual lava instead of mere water—fully deserves planethood by these very same metrics. — Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026

Conclusion Earth’s supereruptions remain unmatched in terms of the total material released, while Io’s volcanoes produce plumes that rise hundreds of miles above its surface. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026