Synonyms for earthquake
ˈɜrθˌkweɪkearth·quake

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1. earthquake, quake, temblor, seismnoun

   shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

   Synonyms:
   seism, quake, temblor

2. earthquakenoun

   a disturbance that is extremely disruptive

   "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"

   Synonyms:
   seism, quake, temblor

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1. • Disturbance

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1. earthquakenoun

   Synonyms:
   earthshock, earth tremor

   Associated words:
   seismology, seismic, seismography, seismometry, seismal, seismometer, seismograph, seismogram, seismoscope, microseism, microseismic, meizoseismal, coscismal, anaseismic, isoseismic

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1. List of paraphrases for "earthquake":

   quake, earthquakes, tremor, seismic, seismological, temblor, quakes, epicenter, seismology

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1. List of known nicknames for "Earthquake":

   Nathaniel Stroman, Nathaniel Martin Stroman

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. earthquake

   Synonyms:
   Quake, seismic activity, tremblor, temor

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1. Wash Westmoreland:

   When I started reading Susanna Jones' brilliant novel I just fell into it, just the psychology was so fascinating and the story's so unexpected and I felt, 'Aha, I can use this to make a neo-noir,' earthquake Bird.

2. Kobe BryantLive:

   The NBA family starts with the people of Japan, the survivors of the earthquake and the Pacific tsunami.

3. Aryeh Shimron:

   The flooding of [the] tomb was caused by this earthquake which hit Jerusalem in [A.D.] 363, that soil and mud that flooded the tomb also buried the ossuaries.

4. Tina Neal:

   Until we see earthquake activity dying down and the ground stops moving, it's likely that this activity is going to continue.

5. The Arx Pax patent:

   In an earthquake, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium may experience greatly reduced shear forces, in a flood, a construction platform floating on a buffer medium can be configured to rise as water levels rise to limit flood damage.