Synonyms of tsunami

tsunami 1 of 2

noun (1)

as in surge

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 & Similar Words

• surge
• surf
• swell
• sea(s)
• tidal wave
• billow
• ripple
• roller
• breaker
• whitecap
• wavelet
• curl
• comber
• ground swell
• riffle

tsunamis

2 of 2

noun (2)

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.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tsunami

Noun

To make way for the potential tsunami of traffic, plans are in the works to revamp a nearby Sawgrass Expressway interchange just west of Amerant Bank Arena, home of the Florida Panthers hockey team. —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025

The tsunami disabled three nuclear reactors, causing a nuclear disaster. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025

Noun

In 2001, an academic paper was published that suggested the possibility of the La Palma volcano collapsing and causing tsunami waves up to 80 feet high along the east coasts of North and South America. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024

Ocean floor mapping and new tsunami modeling simulations show that volcano collapses happen in increments rather than giant, mega-wave-making chunks. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024