Synonyms of blizzards

blizzards

noun

plural of blizzard

1

as in thunderstorms

a severe storm with a large amount of falling snow

Their trip was delayed by a week because of a blizzard.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thunderstorms
• hurricanes
• typhoons
• snowstorms
• rainstorms
• windstorms
• hailstorms
• storms
• cloudbursts
• weathers
• cyclones
• thundershowers
• ice storms
• northers
• snow squalls
• sandstorms
• northeasters
• nor'easters
• snowsqualls
• rainsqualls
• squalls
• tempests
• downpours
• rainfalls
• southeasters
• southwesters
• deluges
• precipitations
• showers
• wets
• downfalls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flurries
• mists
• sprinkles
• drizzles
• spits
• scuds
• mizzles

2

as in tides

an overwhelming influx or flow of something

The star's off-the-cuff comments touched off a blizzard of criticism on social media.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tides
• streams
• avalanches
• floods
• cloudbursts
• torrents
• rivers
• currents
• outpourings
• outflows
• influxes
• cascades
• washouts
• inflows
• fluxes
• waterfalls
• gluts
• flushes
• discharges
• surpluses
• excesses
• gushes
• inundations
• deluges
• overages
• surfeits
• flood tides
• cataracts
• cataclysms
• spates
• engulfments
• Niagaras
• baths
• oversupplies
• overflows
• overkills
• overmuch
• superfluities
• overabundances
• superabundances
• alluvions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• droughts
• drips
• trickles
• dribbles
• drouths

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of blizzards

The remaining reasons include tornadoes, wildfires and a range of other causes such as extreme heat waves and blizzards. —Christian Weller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

What about snowstorms and blizzards? —Rashad Alexander, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024