WINDS Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

plural of wind

as in currents

noticeable movement of air in a particular direction there's a wind coming from underneath the front door

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Relevance

as in tides

a prevailing or general movement or inclination the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue

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winds

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noun (2)

plural of wind

as in curvatures

something that curves or is curved there's one last easterly wind to the river before it empties into the sea

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winds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wind

as in coils

to follow a circular or spiral course flowering vines wind around the porch's graceful columns

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straightens

as in worms

to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way self-interest winds itself into everything that he does—even his alleged favors for other people

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Recent Examples of winds

Noun

It had been stored beneath an open-sided Florida carport when the storm's violent winds brought the structure crashing down onto it. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026 The storm brought damaging winds and heavy rainfall to the islands of Kauai and Oahu, with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency reporting widespread power outages on both islands. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 The fire broke out on Monday in Antalya’s Aksu district and, fanned by strong winds, quickly spread into the neighboring Kepez district, forcing hundreds of residents from their homes. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 These are just two of the many scenes of destruction the hurricane has left in Hawaii after lashing the state’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and tropical-storm-force winds on Monday and Tuesday. — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026 Light winds and relatively comfortable humidity levels should make for favorable conditions across the city and surrounding counties. — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026 The mathematical problem concerns the Navier-Stokes equations, which govern the flow of fluids—from the whirlpool circling your bathtub’s drain to the turbulent winds El Niño hurls across the North American continent. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026 Aside from Venus' blisteringly hot temperature, which could melt lead, incredible surface pressure, violent high-speed winds, and clouds of sulfuric acid, one of the key differences between Earth and Venus can be seen from afar. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Airports routinely change which direction planes land on a runway when the winds shift. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

The park is one of the highlights along the Newport Scenic Byway, also known as Ocean Drive, which winds along the coast and offers up dreamy fall vista after vista. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 There’s the Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway, which winds through 16 miles of aspen-evergreen woodlands. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026 An elegant living room winds its way to a formal dining room with a wet bar, while a family room opens to an alfresco dining terrace via floor-to-ceiling glass doors. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026 At least 933 workers are missing at various hydropower projects that run along the Trishuli river, which winds through multiple districts in the remote and mountainous area, according to the country’s disaster agency. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026 There’s even an ice skating trail that winds through a frozen bog at Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery, if that’s more your speed. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026 Park officials told Fox News Digital that the incident happened the afternoon of July 11, at Rimrocks along Going-to-the-Sun Road, a popular 50-mile scenic highway that winds through the mountainous park. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Panoramic lookouts and majestic oaks alternate as the trail winds its way upward. — Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Jayker Way, which winds through the subdivision and feeds into Chinden, frequently backs up, especially on Sundays, when thousands of congregants attend worship at the nearby Rockharbor megachurch. — Rose Evans august 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for winds

Noun

All of the water used in the resort is processed directly from the ocean on their on-site desalinization facility, and energy is farmed by two windmills catching the island’s regular air currents.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
The Navier-Stokes equations are differential equations that use Newton’s second law of motion to describe how fluids, from ocean currents to air flows, behave.

— Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of currents

Noun

Storm surge also expected The combination of storm surge and tides could cause normally dry coastal areas to flood.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Timing The National Weather Service said higher tides would begin Saturday but peak Monday and Tuesday, with tides topping 7 feet.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of tides

Verb

MomTok got Taylor on the plane and off to star in The Bachelorette, but not before Dakota worms his way in one last time.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Guiteau eventually worms his way into an audience, ostensibly seeking an ambassadorship for his dubious contributions to the campaign but, in reality, requesting a path to greatness.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025

Definition of worms

Noun

Southern California’s dry summers typically exist because of its land-to-sea breezes in the morning and sea-to-land breezes in the afternoon, according to meteorologist Kristan Lund of the weather service’s Oxnard office.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Solving key questions about those equations could help explain and predict breezes and turbulence.

— Greta Reich, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of breezes

Noun

Wanda’s obsessive drive to succeed ignites her darker side and self-destructive tendencies that led to her drug addiction.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Your more shadowy tendencies are liable to pop out around this time, particularly the ones that stem from an insecure attachment style.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tendencies

Noun

In bending experiments, the chip showed no performance degradation after thousands of bends around small cylinders.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
The pipe takes multiple bends before feeding into a handmade box muffler that doubles as a functional heat shield.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026