Synonyms for Tsunami
tsʊˈnɑ mitsuna·mi

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1. tsunaminoun

   Synonyms:
   tidal wave

2. tsunaminoun

   A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

   Synonyms:
   tidal wave

Princeton's WordNet

1. tsunaminoun

   a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

   "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"

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1. • Calamity
   • Wave

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1. List of paraphrases for "tsunami":

   tsunamis, post-tsunami, tsunami-hit, tsunami-affected

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1. tsunami

   Synonyms:
   Seismic sea wave

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1. Tedjo Edy Purdijatno:

   If Canberra keeps doing things that displease Indonesia, Jakarta will surely let the illegal immigrants go to Australia, there are more than 10,000 [asylum seekers] in Indonesia today. If they are let go to Australia, it will be like a human tsunami.

2. Charitha Pattiaratchi:

   First we need to realize that each tsunami is unique and therefore very difficult to predict particularly where there are not long periods between the earthquake and tsunami.

3. Alfredo Zamudio:

   The largest case we found is in Japan, where some 230,000 people are still displaced today following the Tohoku earthquake and the tsunami disaster in 2011, including thousands displaced from the area around the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.

4. Joan Teno:

   We have a healthcare system that’s built around the needs of the healthcare system and not the needs of the family, we have an aging society, and we have little time to deal with the silver tsunami we’re not ready for.

5. Ajay Kumar:

   Some of the people, officials, are not getting the alert, secondly, one thing that has come out from the drills is that the last mile connectivity is still missing. If (a) tsunami is coming, even now people don't know what is to be done, where to move.