Thesaurus results for GALES

gales

noun

plural of gale

as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of gales New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods. — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026 Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us. — Harry H. Edel, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales. — Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself. — Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 Such physical effects of wind are translatable; and so, most important of all, are the quarters from which the blasts or the breezes or the gales appear to come. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 Fifty years ago this month, the gales of November swallowed the SS Edmund Fitzgerald along with her crew of 29 men, one of the largest ships to go down on Lake Superior and the Great Lakes. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025 The threat of thunderstorms, gales, and violent lightning led to the cancellation of the final day of SailGP competition in Saint-Tropez. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Southern China also shuts down Southern China’s Hainan Island saw heavy rainfall and gales as the typhoon brushed past the island on Sunday. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 25 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gales

Noun

That flexibility makes flow batteries particularly relevant to long-duration storage, where systems may need to deliver electricity for several hours rather than simply provide short bursts of backup power.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
Could Civale maybe be used in shorter bursts, meaning he could be used more often?

— Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bursts

Noun

The second mystery is the puzzle over how exactly type Ia supernova explosions detonate.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The Keller offense has been a sight to behold so far this season with a pair of 55-point explosions in Week 1 and Week 2.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of explosions

Noun

Thunderstorms on Monday also brought heavy rain and strong wind gusts in Tucson, Arizona, prompting water rescues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Relative humidity values are between 10-20% Monday, with the strongest wind gusts occurring north of Sacramento this morning and midday.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of gusts

Noun

There have also been repeated public outbursts from Diomansy Kamara, Sarr’s agent, about Palace’s handling of his client while Sarr himself removed all references to Palace on his social media platforms.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Such criticism formed a fault line that ran from the cultural commentary of the ’20s to the outbursts of Beats, folkies, and academics in the ’50s.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of outbursts

Noun

Potential hazards include volcanic bombs, heavy ashfall and lava flows if continuous eruptions resume.

— Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
After the northern lights put on a dazzling show over North Dakota, Canada and Iceland earlier this week, the solar eruptions expected to stir up Wednesday night’s sky have been delayed or possibly missed Earth altogether.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of eruptions

Noun

In the rape scene, the live action is intercut with flashes of staged broken glass against black and the words in Tessa’s own head.

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Gigi Hadid opened the runway as an orchestra — who were dressed within the Hilfiger universe in denim trousers, navy blazers and ties, with flashes of red socks — played live.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of flashes

Noun

Gen storms downstairs after finding out that Luke sent Joy flowers, and Aesha follows.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Fourteen of those storms originated in the East Pacific, which, with two and a half months of the season still to come, will likely blow past its average seasonal storm total of 15.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of storms

Browse Nearby Words

galères

gales

galette

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Gales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gales. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of gales

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

churlish

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Popular in Wordplay

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 18

Popular

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Games & Quizzes