WINDBLOWN Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

windblown

adjective

Definition of windblown

as in windswept

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Recent Examples of windblown By one estimate, the change was projected to increase windblown dust by 40 to 80 tons per day. — Jill Johnston, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a windblown dust advisory for much of the Inland Empire and Orange County, as well as Long Beach and the surrounding area. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026 On Long Island, where open farm fields can expose roads to snowdrifts, highway superintendents are preparing by checking snow fences, which help trap windblown snow, and readying large snow-blowing trucks. — Anusha Mathur, NPR, 24 Jan. 2026 The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents. — Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windblown

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Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Italian city’s waterfront, with attendees arriving via speedboat, the Venice red carpet is an unmatched opportunity for windswept movie-star glamour, with A-listers aplenty taking advantage.

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
The North Shore beaches were raw and windswept, the seaside shops vacant.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of windswept

Adjective

Winds may not be quite as strong near Sacramento in the evening as the Delta breeze counteracts some of the north winds — a peculiar setup — but could still be gusty in sudden bursts.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
There could be gusty storms on Colorado's Front Range into the early part of the evening.

— Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of gusty

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On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Temperatures are expected to average near normal, but quick cold snaps, snow squalls, blustery winds and brief snowy periods are possible.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of blustery

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Suddenly, the breezy slips, casual flip-flops, and lightweight separates of summer no longer fit into fall’s busy daily routine.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Think of the breezy Hamptons beach house in Something’s Gotta Give, the classic colonial in Father of the Bride, the dreamy Brooklyn brownstone in The Intern, the storybook English cottage and Mediterranean-modern San Marino manse in The Holiday.

— Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

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