Synonyms for "pileup" (26 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

accidentblowcalamitycasualtycataclysmcatastrophe

Strong matches (7)

collisioncontretempscrack upcrack-upcrashdisastergrief

Related words (13)

ill hapmisadventuremischancemisfortunemishapnasty blowshipwreckshocksmashsmashupstaggering blowtragedywreck

Related word relations

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3 relation types

More general

1 entries

collision

form of

1 entries

pile up

is a

1 entries

collision

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There was a pileup during rush hour.

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