SHOWERY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

showery

adjective

Definition of showery

as in rainy

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Adjective

Budget Director Ray Baker said Miami-Dade should have about $500 million in its rainy-day fund, but the county has less than $90 million available to tap after a calamity like a hurricane.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
The park’s sand dunes are striped with turquoise and emerald lagoons (which accumulate during the rainy season), creating the effect of infinitely repeating oases.

— Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of rainy

Adjective

At Emporio Armani, models walked the runway in gossamer-thin tanks and misty trousers that toed the line between lavender and blue.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 June 2026
Base yourself in Cerro Verde or Lago de Coatepeque for crater views and misty mornings above the clouds, then climb Santa Ana Volcano.

— Angelika Pokovba, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026

Definition of misty

Adjective

Between the brick wall, gusty winds and unpredictable weather, Wrigley Field is a particularly difficult place to play center field.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In addition to flooding, the storm may produce locally gusty winds, especially near the coast and within heavier thunderstorms, AccuWeather said.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gusty

Adjective

On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Temperatures are expected to average near normal, but quick cold snaps, snow squalls, blustery winds and brief snowy periods are possible.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of blustery

Adjective

If the geography is right, a paraglider pilot can take off from the ground, though that means having a convenient mountain with a windy top near a flood plain for landing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
In any case, the rainy and windy weather is a fantastic showcase of the game's visuals and sound FX work.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of windy

Adjective

On overcast afternoons, the sky often brightened as the evening wore on, as if the world were turning in reverse.

— Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026
Everyone in Los Angeles apologized to me about the weather, which was warm, breezy, and ever so slightly overcast—in short, perfect.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcast

Adjective

Israel and Turkey have had a stormy relationship of love and hate over the years, explains Alon Liel, an international relations scholar and a former chargé d’affaires at the Israeli Embassy in Ankara.

— Shoshanna Solomon, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
Chicagoans can expect a hot, humid and stormy week, according to the National Weather Service.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of stormy

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