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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurricanes

After hurricanes Irma and Maria hit the islands that make up Turks and Caicos about a decade ago, the silver key anole adapted. — Regina G. Barber, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

From wars – a Civil War, even – to presidential assassinations, fires, hurricanes, floods and what seems to be an unrelenting torrent of gun violence, our nation has seen its share of horror. — Mike Kelly, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Three hurricanes — Karina, Lowell and Marie — are churning in the Pacific Ocean, a high level of activity that climate scientists say is on brand for El Niño, especially given that this year’s event is likely to become the strongest on record. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

Two have already become major hurricanes, and the third is strengthening. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

Researchers say that more attention needs to be placed on the threat of tropical cyclones — a term that includes hurricanes and tropical storms — to Southern California. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Thanks to well above average ocean temperatures due to the Super El Niño, tropical storms and hurricanes south of California are forming at breakneck speed. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

This is where one is conditioned to expect a discussion of calm before storms, of late-summer hurricanes and the punishing realities of September markets. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026