Synonyms of landslides

landslides

noun

plural of landslide

as in floods

a large mass of rock or earth descending from a high place

The heavy rains caused landslides in some areas.

Related Words

• floods
• mudslides
• avalanches
• slides
• washouts
• inundations
• surges
• outflows
• torrents
• tides
• rivers
• outpourings
• cataracts
• flood tides
• currents
• deluges
• snowslides
• overflows
• inflows
• cataclysms
• outbursts
• streams
• flushes
• bursts
• baths
• influxes
• gushes
• fluxes
• discharges
• spates
• waterfalls
• Niagaras
• engulfments
• cascades
• blizzards
• alluvions

Dissimilar Words

• drips
• trickles
• dribbles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of landslides

This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026

In neighboring Myanmar, at least 10 people were killed and dozens were missing after heavy rain triggered widespread flooding and landslides in the southern coastal region of Tanintharyi, local media reported. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Getty/iStockphoto Flooding and landslides were reported in the Manang district where the mountain is located over the weekend, caused by heavy rainfall, the district administration office said. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, posed a risk to all the major islands due to the possibility of heavy rains and landslides, forecasters warned. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

The report didn’t specify the cause of the deaths, but said that the rain triggered landslides and other disasters. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

The debris created by the various landslides have also blocked nine hydropower tunnels in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, trapping 933 workers from Nepal, South Korea and China. — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026