MONSOON Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

monsoon

noun

Definition of monsoon

as in downpour

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Recent Examples of monsoon On the morning of Monday, July 20, as the monsoon session of India’s parliament opened, tens of thousands of protesters surged down the radial streets leading to the heart of official New Delhi. — Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026 India's monsoon arrived nearly 40 percent below normal in June before reviving in July, narrowing the deficit to around 16 percent. — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 With better lighting, and a home that did not fill up with mud and water during every monsoon, her children began to perform well in school. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 Denver Post via Getty Images On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland. — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for monsoon

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Noun

Heavy downpours are possible, which may lead to flooding as creeks, streams, and rivers rise across the area, especially in northern and northeast Missouri.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
The downpours caused pooling throughout Grant Park where the festival is held.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of downpour

Noun

Indeed, this deluge of AI slop, and there’s no better word for it, has led some vulnerability disclosure platforms to suspend or limit reporting.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The agency said Florida saw higher rates of infection after major storms, such as Hurricane Helene in 2024, that brought deluges of floodwater and standing water to communities.

— Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of deluge

Noun

Friday will be more active with more widespread coverage of showers and storms.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The Storm Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, has placed central and eastern Missouri at a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe storms.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of storm

Noun

Last year, cloudbursts, floods and landslides caused significant loss of life and property across India.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

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