Synonyms of tropical

tropical

adjective

ˈträ-pi-kəl 

1

as in subtropical

being near the equator

wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtropical
• equatorial
• low
• semitropical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• polar
• temperate

2

as in metaphoric

expressing one thing in terms normally used for another

an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology

Synonyms & Similar Words

• metaphoric
• figurative
• figural
• symbolic
• tropological
• extended
• allegorical
• emblematic
• veritable
• catachrestic
• euphemistic
• Aesopian
• nonliteral
• sylleptic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literal
• nonfigurative
• nonmetaphorical
• nonsymbolic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tropical

More tropical forest was destroyed in the late twentieth century than in any previous century, with roughly a sixth of the Amazon rainforest—an area the size of France—lost in just the past fifty years. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Anderson’s cover is string-heavy and tropical in nature, but where Buffett sang it with a forceful voice, Anderson goes for soft and understated, allowing both men’s versions to stand distinctly on their own. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

Forecasters are also watching another area of disturbed weather that currently has a 10% chance of tropical development. — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Subtropical storms share some characteristics with tropical systems like hurricanes, including drawing energy from warm ocean water, but also have features of non-tropical storms like nor’easters. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026