SUBTROPICAL Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

subtropical

adjective

variants also subtropic

Definition of subtropical

as in semitropical

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Recent Examples of subtropical Georgia’s Okefenokee, meanwhile, sits in the subtropical climate band, where peat deposits are more scarce — and where most that do remain have been altered by humans. — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026 The heat of those subtropical climates, combined with the more modest dress of the era, made madras a natural choice for vacation wear. — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Cucumber plants can last all season long in temperate and subtropical climates. — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 20 July 2026 The smoke that wafted into the atmosphere from the fires was filled with reflective, cloud-interacting aerosols, contributing to a brightening of low marine clouds over the southeast subtropical Pacific. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 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

Meanwhile, two waves that moved off Africa this week and are headed across the Atlantic toward the Caribbean both have the potential for further tropical development.

— Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Then, after a series of eerie harbingers, the Platts discover the power and water in the house have shut off in the aftermath of an intense storm, and the atmosphere outside has turned unsettling and oddly tropical.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of tropical

Adjective

The month also saw the highest sea surface temperature ever recorded for July across the extra-polar oceans, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions in the equatorial Pacific, according to the agency.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
That was partially fueled by developing El Niño conditions in the equatorial Pacific, the service said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of equatorial

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