Synonyms of typhoons

typhoons

noun

plural of typhoon

as in hurricanes

an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm that occurs especially in the region of the Philippines or the China Sea

Related Words

• hurricanes
• cyclones
• snowstorms
• rainstorms
• thunderstorms
• windstorms
• tempests
• hailstorms
• squalls
• ice storms
• cloudbursts
• weathers
• blizzards
• thundershowers
• northers
• sandstorms
• rainsqualls
• northeasters
• southeasters
• southwesters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of typhoons

China set a record summer harvest, yet Beijing's own officials warn the far larger autumn crop faces floods, typhoons and abrupt swings between drought and deluge. — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Weakness in domestic goods demand, including in building activity, contributed to the lower PMI figures, according to Capital Economics, while several typhoons that hit China in July may have also disrupted manufacturing. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

These are designed to withstand strong winds, powerful waves, ocean currents, corrosive saltwater, dense sea fog and frequent typhoons. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

Rapid intensification is a phase some tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons) can enter when surrounded by a perfect environment with warm ocean waters and a lack of atmospheric turbulence. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

The effects of climate change have become unignorable even in Japan, which has seen increasingly heavy rainy seasons and intense typhoons, among other natural disasters. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

One of the strongest super typhoons on the planet this year was striking the US Pacific Islands on Monday morning, the second massive storm to hit the territories since April. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year. — CBS News, 7 June 2026

Tropical cyclones—the blanket term for hurricanes, tropical storms and typhoons—can form outside of this window, and even in the most active years, hurricane season is never a constant stream of storms. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 June 2026