Synonyms of hurricanes

hurricanes

noun

plural of hurricane

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity

economic news that unleashed a hurricane on the trading floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbances
• commotions
• storms
• stirs
• turmoils
• fusses
• noises
• rows
• rackets
• zoos
• fun
• squalls
• coils
• clatters
• furors
• furores
• pandemoniums
• rumpuses
• alarums and excursions
• tumults
• clutters
• ballyhoos
• ructions
• bustles
• ruckuses
• blathers
• hullabaloos
• bluster
• stews
• kerfuffles
• roars
• ados
• bothers
• hooplas
• to-dos
• uproars
• hubbubs
• williwaws
• moils
• flurries
• welters
• upheavals
• pothers
• bobberies
• whirls
• hubble-bubbles
• eruptions
• shindys
• hurly-burlies
• foofaraws
• splores
• hurry-scurries
• outbreaks
• helter-skelters
• hoo-has
• hurlies
• howls
• disorders
• dos
• outcries
• cacophonies
• outbursts
• brawls
• dins
• fevers
• hue and cries
• clamors
• flare-ups
• flutters
• scuffles
• melees
• frays
• frets
• fracases
• tizzies
• hassles
• lathers
• dithers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms
• tranquilities
• rests
• peaces
• quiets
• hushes
• orders
• quietudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurricanes

Some have been chalked up to natural disasters like hurricanes and storms, but others remain unsolved. — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026

The dry air from the dust plume can temporarily suppress the development of tropical storms and hurricanes. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 14 July 2026

And then there are hurricanes like 2017’s Irma, which carved a line right up the spine of the state and sent people fleeing from all corners of Florida. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

While the weather pattern suggests fewer major hurricanes in the Atlantic — one this year versus four last year — the overall impact will depend on the region. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

With climate change ramping up extreme weather like hurricanes, travelers are growing more concerned about destinations prone to these kinds of events. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Reeling from a series of hurricanes that made landfall on Florida’s west coast in 2023 and 2024, overall production in 2024-25 was the lowest in more than a century. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026

That’s a reduction from last month when CSU predicted the season would see 11 named storms, including five hurricanes and two major ones. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026

Survival Capsule, a patented spherical shelter aimed at tsunamis, hurricanes, and earthquakes, sells two-person units starting around US$21,700. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026