SUBTROPICAL Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

subtropical

adjective

variants also subtropic

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as in semitropical

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Recent Examples of subtropical The other system being tracked by the NHC, which is no threat to Florida, was an area of low pressure named Invest 95L in the central subtropical Atlantic a few hundred miles northeast of Bermuda quickly moving north-northeast at 20-25 mph. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 Still, Hawaii’s most important guardian against hurricanes is the North Pacific (or Hawaiian) high—a semipermanent subtropical high-pressure cell that sits northeast of the islands. — John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 The world’s greenest places encompass a variety of ecosystems and habitats, from the mossy Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State to the subtropical Sapa Valley in northern Vietnam. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026 August cloud cover is exceptionally rare thanks to the subtropical high-pressure system that dominates North Africa, although dust and haze are possible. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subtropical

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Adjective

After the fall of Saigon in 1975, huge numbers of refugees settled here, drawn by the semitropical climate and robust fisheries.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
But the very climates that made these semitropical playgrounds the American dream of the 20th century threaten to break their reputations in the 21st century.

— Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023

Definition of semitropical

Adjective

Dozens of species roamed and rutted on a tropical Earth, from the pig-sized Menoceras to the significantly larger Paraceratherium linxiaense, an animal almost as large as one of London’s red double-decker buses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
An upper-level low is helping to pump in deep tropical moisture, and a southwesterly flow will help to steer much of the wet weather along our east coast metro areas.

— Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of tropical

Adjective

The swath of warm equatorial water has already warmed to the 2015 record with months of strengthening still ahead.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
In 1934, Florida was never really a viable option — flat as a pancake, hot as the Sahara, with equatorial-level dew points, and yes, the mosquitoes.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of equatorial

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