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.

Related 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

Dissimilar Words

• drip
• trickle
• dribble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landslide

When glaciers retreat, the result can create glacial lakes prone to outburst floods and unstable slopes prone to landslides like Nepal experienced. — Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Merz, a conservative, is facing tremendous pressure in the wake of the far-right AfD's landslide state election victory in Saxony-Anhalt last week. — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

This increases the potential for damage to coastal communities, including landslides and cliff collapses, such as the ones in Del Mar, California, that shut down train service in the past. — Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

All that changed on August 26, when the port was engulfed by an enormous wave of water – as the first point of impact from a landslide and explosive flooding that then ripped into Nepal. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026