Synonyms for
Blizzard
Definition
a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- blizzard conditions
- blizzard warning
- severe blizzard
- blizzard of the century
- driving blizzard
- blizzard swept
- blizzard raged
Word family
Usage note
A blizzard specifically refers to a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility. It is not typically used for lighter snowfalls or rainstorms.
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Example sentences
- The blizzard kept us indoors for two days.
- The blizzard made driving very dangerous.
- I love to play in the snow during a blizzard.
- The blizzard caused a power outage in our neighborhood.
- We had to shovel the driveway after the blizzard.
Quotes
Blizzards are a force of nature, a natural disaster, like a hurricane or a tornado. They just happen. We don't know why they happen.
Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.
December's wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory.