Synonyms of currents

currents

noun

plural of current

1

as in tides

a prevailing or general movement or inclination

the currents of fashion are always changing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tides
• tendencies
• trends
• directions
• winds
• drifts
• leanings
• shifts
• runs
• curves
• habits
• propensities
• customs
• swings
• turns
• countercurrents
• undercurrents
• turnabouts
• tenors
• ways
• undertows
• downsides
• upsides
• countertrends

2

as in winds

noticeable movement of air in a particular direction

curtains that were being lightly lifted by a fresh current from the open window

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winds
• breezes
• blows
• drafts
• gusts
• tornadoes
• gales
• squalls
• breaths
• windstorms
• tempests
• puffs
• flurries
• headwinds
• blasts
• zephyrs
• tailwinds
• wafts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of currents

Recent satellite images showed the spill is covering an area of over 600 square kilometers (231 square miles), spreading quickly amid strong winds and currents of the monsoon season. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Fausto brought high surf and dangerous currents, while Genevieve later contributed long period swells. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Filming in the remote Pacific Ocean surrounding Isla San Benedicto presented its own challenges, from strong currents and unpredictable weather to directing a camera crew underwater. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Unlike Lake Michigan, debris and garbage settle along the riverbed and near the banks, forcing divers to search through sediment and obstacles while currents continue to move beneath the surface. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The imagery and time-lapse video reveal an unprecedented look at the sun’s complex and dynamic photosphere, the visible surface of the sun that exists as a thin layer of atmosphere shaped by magnetic fields and currents of fluid plasma. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

The warm water, the result of change in currents and stalling of the typical cold water upwelling that occurred along the coast, was nutrient-poor and led to steep crashes in phytoplankton and anchovy populations. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Oceanographers seized on the spill and started tracking the toys to study ocean currents. — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Broad Strokes is less insistently self-aware than other entries in this catalogue, though the same currents are at play within it. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026