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stormy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stormy

1 marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity

  • a small nation, but one with a long and stormy history
Synonyms of stormy

bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, volcanic
Words Related to stormy

barbarous, brutal, savage, vicious

antagonistic, hostile

aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

combustible, volatile

agitated, frantic, frenzied, mad

cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, ruinous
Near Antonyms of stormy

calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil

nonbelligerent, unaggressive
Antonyms of stormy

nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

2 marked by or abounding with rain

  • stormy weather was forecast for the next three days, so we cancelled our camping trip
Synonyms of stormy

pouring, precipitating, rainy, wet
Words Related to stormy

drippy, drizzling, drizzly, misty, mizzly, spitting, sprinkling
Near Antonyms of stormy

dry

3 marked by sudden or violent disturbance

  • that couple has had a long but stormy relationship
Synonyms of stormy

cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), convulsive, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent
Words Related to stormy

fitful, spasmodic, sporadic

boisterous, clamorous, furious, noisy, riotous
Near Antonyms of stormy

calm, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled

4 marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements

  • Neptune has the stormiest atmosphere of any planet, with winds of up to 900 miles per hour
Synonyms of stormy

rough, rugged, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, wild
Words Related to stormy

blustering, blustery, raging, violent

brutal, harsh, severe

roily, unquiet, unsettled

bleak, inclement, nasty, raw, squally
Near Antonyms of stormy

calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil

bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

5 marked by wet and windy conditions

  • stormy seas forced the schooner far off its intended course
Synonyms of stormy

bleak, dirty, foul, inclement, nasty, raw, rough, squally, tempestuous, turbulent
Words Related to stormy

blowy, blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, windblown, windswept

cloudy, overcast, sunless

rainy, snowy

foggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupy
Near Antonyms of stormy

rainless

balmy, calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, pleasant, serene
Antonyms of stormy

bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

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