Synonyms of cyclone

cyclone

noun

as in hurricane

Related Words

• hurricane
• typhoon
• snowstorm
• thunderstorm
• tempest
• windstorm
• weather
• squall
• rainstorm
• ice storm
• hailstorm
• cloudburst
• blizzard
• northeaster
• thundershower
• sandstorm
• norther
• rainsquall
• southeaster
• southwester

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cyclone

Thursday rain flips direction As the cyclone moves over land Thursday, showers that were moving out of the south will flip and begin crashing in out of the north, this time with less energy and moisture to keep rainfall sustained for long. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Aircraft known as hurricane hunters had for three days kept constant watch over what had become a monstrous cyclone, centered near the Bahamas somewhere east of my home in West Palm Beach. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

The cyclone was moving northwest at 7 mph (11 kph) and was forecast to turn toward the west-northwest and west later this week, moving away from mainland Mexico and passing south of the Baja California peninsula. — Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

In the Atlantic, that means there is more wind shear and air that pushes downward, both of which stymie cyclone development. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026