Illustration for "seismic"

seismic

Of enormous proportions or effect; relating to a sudden and dramatic upheaval.

GRETOEFLIELTS

Example

The court's ruling represented a seismic shift in how privacy rights would be interpreted for decades to come.

Synonyms

momentousearth-shatteringcataclysmicearthquake-relatedtectonicvibrationalgeological

Found in

Related Words

abnegateTo renounce or reject something desired or valuable, especially through self-den…GREabscondto leave secretly and hurriedly, typically to avoid detectionGRE · SATabstemiousmoderate in eating and drinking; restrainedGRE · SATabstractExisting in thought or as an idea but not having a concrete physical existenceGRE · SAT · TOEFL · IELTSabstruseExtremely difficult to understand; obscure and recondite.GRE · SATaccompliSomething that has already been accomplished and is irreversible, used in the ph…GREaccruedHaving been accumulated or gathered over a period of time.GREacrimoniousAngry and bitter in tone or disposition, especially in speech or debate.GRE · SAT

Master “seismic” and 957 more GRE, 999 more TOEFL, 954 more IELTS words

Start Your Free Trial