stormy

stormy

adjective

Definition of STORMY

1

marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity <a small nation, but one with a long and stormy history>

Synonyms bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, volcanic

Related Words barbarous, brutal, savage, vicious; antagonistic, hostile; aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent; combustible, volatile; agitated, frantic, frenzied, mad; cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, ruinous

Near Antonyms calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil; nonbelligerent, unaggressive

Antonyms nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

2

marked by or abounding with rain <stormy weather was forecast for the next three days, so we cancelled our camping trip>

Synonyms pouring, precipitating, stormy, wet

Related Words drippy, drizzling, drizzly, misty, mizzly, spitting, sprinkling

Near Antonyms dry

3

marked by sudden or violent disturbance <that couple has had a long but stormy relationship>

Synonyms cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent

Related Words fitful, spasmodic, sporadic; boisterous, clamorous, furious, noisy, riotous

Near Antonyms calm, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled

4

marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements <Neptune has the stormiest atmosphere of any planet, with winds of up to 900 miles per hour>

Synonyms rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent

Related Words blustering, blustery, raging, violent; brutal, harsh, severe; roily, unquiet, unsettled; bleak, inclement, nasty, raw, squally

Near Antonyms calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil; bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

5

marked by wet and windy conditions <stormy seas forced the schooner far off its intended course>

Synonyms bleak, dirty, inclement, nasty, raw, rough, squally, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent

Related Words blowy, blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, windblown, windswept; cloudy, overcast, sunless; rainy, snowy; foggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupy

Near Antonyms rainless; balmy, calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, pleasant, serene

Antonyms bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded