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Synonyms for tsunami
tsʊˈnɑ mitsuna·mi

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Wiktionary2.2 / 6 votes

  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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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "tsunami":

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

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tsunami

    Synonyms:
    Seismic sea wave

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  1. Jean Su:

    I think we're going to see another huge tsunami of utility shutoffs, winter moratoria are just going to kick the can down a couple months.

  2. Banda Aceh:

    If the BMKG wants to hand over management of the tsunami sirens, then they have to give us the human resources.

  3. Alex Salmond:

    We're seeing an electoral tsunami on a gigantic scale.

  4. Maryam Kamalmaz:

    Whenever a natural disaster struck, he was there. He worked in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, when the tsunami hitIndonesia, Majd went there to serve others. He also worked with war victims in Kosovo and Bosnia following the catastrophic wars in those countries.

  5. Hiroaki Nagai:

    About 3,000 people live in the area where a tsunami would reach, we constructed this to save the people's lives and to protect their property.


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