Synonyms of rainy

rainy

adjective

ˈrā-nē 

as in wet

marked by or abounding with rain

found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wet
• pouring
• misty
• stormy
• drizzly
• precipitating
• drizzling
• drippy
• sprinkling
• spitting
• mizzly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rainy

Anthony did not testify during the trial where students described a heated exchange over Anthony’s refusal on a rainy spring day to leave a tent that belonged to Metcalf’s team. — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

My career in law enforcement ended when a large box truck slid into my cruiser on a rainy September day and hit my car head on. — Chick Pritchard, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

During the summer rainy season plants may be affected by fungal leaf spots and mildew. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Even though the first game sold out on a rainy night, on the second night, a clear summer evening with cicadas chirping beneath a starry sky, the stadium was only two-thirds full. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026