MONSOON Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

monsoon

noun

Definition of monsoon

as in downpour

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Recent Examples of monsoon Police used tear gas and batons after thousands of demonstrators on Monday tried to push through security barricades during their march to Parliament as lawmakers returned for the monsoon session. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Campers and hikers on forums dedicated to national parks have also been discussing the dangers of monsoon season in the Southwest. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 If monsoon rains begin falling, irrigators will require less water from upstream reservoirs. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026 This green, citrusy scent was inspired by sipping Vietnamese green tea in the calm after a monsoon. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for monsoon

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Noun

Bertha is set to inch closer to land Tuesday and could cause slow-moving downpours from around Tallahassee to New Orleans.

— Ben Noll, Washington Post, 21 July 2026
Following days of smoky skies and soaring temperatures, the Big Apple and surrounding areas were pummeled Saturday with heavy thunderstorms, downpours and flash floods.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of downpour

Noun

The show itself also suffered from a deluge in its premiere week.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Investors are looking for signs that the deluge of dollars going into processors, computer memory and other building blocks of the AI boom are producing enough profits to make the investments worth it.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of deluge

Noun

The storm system that caused historic flooding in West Virginia Tuesday into Wednesday and wreaked havoc from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast will linger across Virginia and the Southeast through the end of the week.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Onlookers watched the storm surge at the Lake Pontchartrain estuary, with kids splashing in the floodwaters as Bertha approached the Louisiana Coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 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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