AIRFLOW Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

airflow

noun

Definition of airflow

as in blow

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Dissimilar Words

calm

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Recent Examples of airflow Natural airflow through the cabin is enhanced by a solar chimney design that utilizes rising warm air to improve interior ventilation. — New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026 Choose a warm, dry spot with good airflow, and always follow care labels to protect delicate fabrics. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026 Indeed, cooling is regarded as one of the major challengers for operators of orbital data centers, as there is no airflow in space to carry away heat. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The lightweight mesh upper promotes airflow, helping keep feet cool and comfortable throughout the day. — Jacquelyn McGilvray, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airflow

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Noun

Ditka and Ryan had an often adversarial relationship, with the two nearly coming to blows during halftime of the team's only 1985 season loss, to the Miami Dolphins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
For many, that would have been a career-ending blow, but not for him.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

Tropical storm-force winds began to lash the Gulf shoreline around midday, hours before Isaias was expected to make landfall between Mobile Bay on the Alabama coast and the city of Destin in the Florida Panhandle.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The hurricane is moving to the north-northeast at 15 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of wind

Noun

As the nor’easter began to take shape, gale-force winds began pushing water over hundreds of miles of the Atlantic toward the coast.

— Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Inland wind gusts could reach 25 to 30 mph, with gale-force gusts possible over the water.

— Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of gale

Noun

The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Two weeks into fighting, the unforgiving mountainous terrain, heavy Saudi and government air power, and a reenergized anti-Houthi coalition have kept the Houthi advance in check, preventing a collapse on the level of that in mid-September.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of air

Noun

There is also a focus on air and light, with the main lobby and restaurant having vast open walls, open-air ceilings, indoor gardens, and neat pools of water, all of which allow the Mediterranean breeze to circulate through.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Its smaller brush head and slim, ergonomic handle make even styling shorter hair a breeze, giving you better control to lift roots, shape ends, and add volume without the arm workout.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of breeze

Noun

Dressier iterations had belted, lapel-less jackets reminiscent of a kimono in keeping with the nomadic theme of the collection or replaced the blazer with puff-of-air bombers in airy bouclé knit.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Without authentic longing, and without any bittersweet complexity to the portrait of one social order replacing another, we’re left with little more than puffs of amusement, enough to escalate your mood but bound to fade by morning.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of puff

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