Synonyms of blustery

blustery

adjective

as in gusty

marked by strong wind or more wind than usual

it can be a bit risky to drive across the bridge on a blustery day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gusty
• windy
• breezy
• blowy
• squally
• drafty
• stormy
• tempestuous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• still
• motionless
• breathless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of blustery

Bergé—still blustery and energetic at sixty-eight—flanks Saint Laurent protectively as the two leave their hotel for the ceremony, where the designer is set to receive a lifetime-achievement award. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

But the blustery autumn wind is no substitute for the cozy rays of a summer sun. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

The temperature has long been too cold for sandals and shorts; the blustery autumn wind is no substitute for cosy rays of summer sun. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 July 2026

But his brief remarks saluting the fallen soldiers were quickly followed by his usual blustery insistence that the war was going well. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

The horses splashed fetlocks through the mud and water stood in little pools all about the desert, glistening ripples of silver in the blustery gusts of wind. — Literary Hub, 8 July 2026

Its sweet scent carries memories of late winter afternoons in campagna beneath blustery gray skies. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

Editor-in-chief Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson) is a mix of blustery Michael Scott naivete and Jim Halpert everyman likability in his attempts to resurrect the struggling Toledo Truth Teller. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026

The blustery weather comes on the heels of an EF-1 tornado that ripped through the town of Freeland, Michigan, about 13 miles north of Saginaw, on Tuesday afternoon. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 10 June 2026