| Main Entry: | earthquake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tremor from inside the earth |
Synonyms: |
convulsion, fault, macroseism, microseism, movement, quake, quaker, seimicity, seism, seismism, shake, shock, slip, temblor, trembler, undulation, upheaval |
| Main Entry: | act of God |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | divine act |
Synonyms: |
accident, circumstances beyond one's control, earthquake, force majeure, freak accident, hurricane, inevitable accident, marvel, natural disaster, phenomenon, supernatural event, tornado, unavoidable casualty, unforeseen event, vis major, wonder |
| Main Entry: | shock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete surprise; blow |
Synonyms: |
awe, bombshell, breakdown, bump, clash, collapse, collision, concussion, confusion, consternation, crash, distress, disturbance, double whammy, earthquake, encounter, excitement, eye-opener, hysteria, impact, injury, jarring, jolt, percussion, prostration, ram, scare, start, stroke, stupefaction, stupor, trauma, traumatism, turn, upset, whammy, wreck |
Antonyms: |
expectation |
| Main Entry: | tremor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaking, shock |
Synonyms: |
agitation, earthquake, flutter, quake, quaking, quaver, quiver, quivering, ripple, shake, shiver, shivering, tremble, trembling, trepidation, upheaval, vibration, wobble |
Antonyms: |
stillness |
| Main Entry: | temblor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tremor |
Synonyms: |
agitation, earthquake, flutter, quake, quaking, quaver, quiver, quivering, ripple, seism, shake, shiver, shivering, tremble, trembling, tremblor, trepidation, upheaval, vibration, wobble |
| Main Entry: | tremblor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tremor |
Synonyms: |
agitation, earthquake, flutter, quake, quaking, quaver, quiver, quivering, ripple, seism, shake, shiver, shivering, temblor, tremble, trembling, trepidation, upheaval, vibration, wobble |