Synonyms of landslide

landslide

noun

as in flood

a large mass of rock or earth descending from a high place

The heavy rains caused landslides in some areas.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flood
• avalanche
• slide
• mudslide
• surge
• inundation
• outflow
• washout
• snowslide
• torrent
• flood tide
• outpouring
• tide
• river
• deluge
• overflow
• Niagara
• cataract
• spate
• current
• cataclysm
• inflow
• outburst
• bath
• influx
• burst
• stream
• gush
• engulfment
• discharge
• flush
• waterfall
• alluvion
• cascade
• blizzard
• flux

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of landslide

Roosevelt, a Democrat, won in a sweeping landslide over the incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover and carried in powerful majorities in the House and Senate – tall talk for someone who had never been elected outside New York before, but the phrases would define the spirit of the era. —Ron Elving, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025

The one-story oceanfront property in Pacific Palisades was split in two by a landslide and crumbled, Fox 11 LA reports. —Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025

In my opinion these are better than those by a landslide. —Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 16 Jan. 2025

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, for example, secured re-election in a landslide victory, consolidating power amid suppression of dissent—along with fulfilling original campaign promises to lower crime. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025