stormy

1 marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity a small nation, but one with a long and stormy history Synonyms 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, violent, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, volcanicRelated Words 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, ruinousNear Antonyms calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil; nonbelligerent, unaggressiveAntonyms 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 pouring, precipitating, rainy, wetRelated Words drippy, drizzling, drizzly, misty, mizzly, spitting, sprinklingNear Antonyms dry

3 marked by sudden or violent disturbance that couple has had a long but stormy relationship Synonyms cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), convulsive, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulentRelated Words fitful, spasmodic, sporadic; boisterous, clamorous, furious, noisy, riotousNear Antonyms 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 rough, rugged, wild, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulentRelated Words blustering, blustery, raging, violent; brutal, harsh, severe; roily, unquiet, unsettled; bleak, inclement, nasty, raw, squallyNear Antonyms 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 bleak, dirty, inclement, nasty, raw, rough, squally, foul, tempestuous, turbulentRelated Words blowy, blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, windblown, windswept; cloudy, overcast, sunless; rainy, snowy; foggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupyNear Antonyms rainless; balmy, calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, pleasant, sereneAntonyms bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded