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 How to protect yourself When traveling to areas where cyclospriasis is endemic — including tropical or subtropical regions — avoid drinking tap water. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Cyclosporiasis is more common in tropical and subtropical countries. — Jane Yoon Scott, EverydayHealth.com, 7 July 2026 The often 13-foot-long snakes perfectly blend into the ecosystem’s subtropical riverways and foliage. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 The agency added that the parasite is typically found in tropical or subtropical regions of the world. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 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, a plume of tropical moisture linked to Bertha is feeding into a cold front draped across southeast Virginia, parts of the Carolinas and northern Georgia.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Bertha was previously a tropical depression has since gained strength and developed into a tropical storm with winds of 40 mph.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of tropical

Adjective

El Nino is a periodic warming of water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean that can affect global weather patterns for months, according to Paul Pastelok, senior meteorologist with AccuWeather.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
El Niño is a natural climate pattern marked by warmer than average water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific and corresponding shifts in upper atmosphere weather patterns.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of equatorial

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