Synonyms of winds

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noun (1)

plural of wind

1

as in breezes

noticeable movement of air in a particular direction

there's a wind coming from underneath the front door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• breezes
• currents
• blows
• gusts
• gales
• tornadoes
• windstorms
• drafts
• tornados
• squalls
• headwinds
• tempests
• zephyrs
• breaths
• blasts
• tailwinds
• flurries
• puffs
• wafts

2

as in tides

a prevailing or general movement or inclination

the winds of public opinion are changing on this issue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tides
• tendencies
• directions
• trends
• currents
• drifts
• runs
• shifts
• leanings
• curves
• turns
• swings
• habits
• turnabouts
• customs
• countercurrents
• tenors
• propensities
• undercurrents
• downsides
• ways
• undertows
• upsides
• counter-trends
• countertrends

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noun (2)

plural of wind

as in bends

something that curves or is curved

there's one last easterly wind to the river before it empties into the sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bends
• curvatures
• curves
• turns
• angles
• arcs
• bows
• slopes
• arches
• crooks
• folds
• inflections
• curls
• windings
• twists
• corners
• warps
• swirls
• loops
• coils
• spirals
• circles
• inclines
• inclinations
• reflections
• rings
• rounds
• ringlets
• curlicues
• buckles
• kinks
• curlycues
• convolutions
• flexures
• hairpins
• incurvatures
• doglegs
• declines
• turnoffs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wind

1

as in coils

to follow a circular or spiral course

flowering vines wind around the porch's graceful columns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coils
• curls
• curves
• swirls
• spirals
• circles
• twists
• sweeps
• twines
• corkscrews
• turns
• loops
• arcs
• whirls
• weaves
• bends
• arches
• entwines
• wheels
• crooks
• veers
• bows
• meanders
• hooks
• swerves
• zigzags
• bulges
• encircles
• laces
• intertwines
• interlaces
• enlaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

• straightens

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worms
• infiltrates
• slips
• inserts
• edges
• sneaks
• works in
• wiggles
• insinuates
• creeps
• wriggles
• introduces
• interpolates
• interposes