Antonyms 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

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1. • Calamity
   • 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"

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tsunami

   Synonyms:
   Seismic sea wave

How to use tsunami in a sentence?

1. Bernardo Aliaga:

   This exercise will be testing a new enhanced data product that will allow governments to better forecast a tsunami's height, energy and direction of waves, and then use that data to communicate with local populations.

2. Jonatan Lassa:

   Should there be a tsunami, I think the impact will be the same (as 2004).

3. Dmitry Alekseenko:

   This rig can't be torn out of moorings, even with a 9-point tsunami, and we've even considered that if it does go inland, there is a backup system that can keep the reactor cooling for 24 hours without an electricity supply.

4. Kazuo Sato:

   The year of the tsunami, I was angry at the wave.

5. Chris Goldfinger:

   Cascadia can make an earthquake almost 30 times more energetic than the San Andreas to start with, and then it generates a tsunami at the same time, which the side-by-side motion of the San Andreas can't do.

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