Synonyms for avalanche
ˈæv əˌlæntʃ, -ˌlɑntʃavalanche

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1. avalanchenoun

   Synonyms:
   snowslide, snowslip

2. avalanchenoun

   To descend like an avalanche.

   Synonyms:
   snowslide, snowslip

3. avalanchenoun

   A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.

   The shelf broke and the boxes avalanched the workers.

   Synonyms:
   snowslip, snowslide

4. avalanchenoun

   A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.

   Synonyms:
   snowslip, snowslide

5. avalanchenoun

   Anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity (like a barrage, blitz, etc).

   Synonyms:
   snowslip, snowslide

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.5 / 18 votes

1. avalanchenoun

   a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

2. avalancheverb

   a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

   "the program brought an avalanche of mail"

3. avalanche, roll downverb

   gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

   Synonyms:
   roll down

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1. List of paraphrases for "avalanche":

   avalanches, deluge, spate, flood, blizzard, torrent

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1. List of known nicknames for "Avalanche":

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How to use avalanche in a sentence?

1. Debra Katz:

   It is simply not possible for her to prepare such testimony while at the same time trying to take appropriate security precautions in the face of the avalanche of threats she has been receiving.

2. Anna Filatovskaya:

   For Serbia, the demand has been growing like an avalanche, it’s as if all our company is doing these days is selling tours for Serbia.

3. Prosecutor Catherine Seppey:

   There are two hypotheses. The first is that several skiers set off the avalanche. The second hypothesis is it was a spontaneous avalanche due to climatic conditions, and in that case it will be a question of determining responsibilities and problems of security.

4. Dan Milstein:

   Hes excited about the prospects of joining the Avalanche.

5. Mike Moniz:

   It was kind of good because in Colorado the avalanche happened at around midnight so ... they didn't hear about it until they woke up.