windswept

adjective

Definition of windsweptnext
as in windblown

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Recent Examples of windswept The wind had other ideas, giving her a more windswept moment. — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Part of the South Sandwich Islands archipelago north of Antarctica, the island is wild, craggy and windswept. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 As a child, Henrik Andersen would look out of his window in Jutland, Denmark’s windswept western peninsula, and watch the distant wind turbines turn. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Its vast moonscape is framed by volcanic cones, lava fields, alkaline lakes, and striking rock formations, with the windswept Kamuge Sand Dunes at its heart. — Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for windswept
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windswept
  1. windblown
  2. blustery
  3. gusty
  4. breezy
  5. bleak
  6. stormy
  7. turbulent
  8. inclement
Adjective
  • People are thought to get infected by inhaling the amoeba from windblown dust or by getting contaminated soil or water in a wound.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Keep in mind that barriers aren’t foolproof, especially when weeds spread by windblown seeds or grow over the top of an obstruction.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 July 2026
Definition of windblown
Adjective
  • The Vatican said Saturday that another 10,000 had attended, despite the morning rain and blustery, gray skies.
    — ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Temperatures will be similar to last weekend in the 60s, however, this weekend will feature a blustery breeze, which will give it a cooler feel.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of blustery
Adjective
  • The outlook is less favorable in the Pacific Northwest, where the NWS said a series of North Pacific storms would bring periods of rain, gusty winds and mountain snow into the week.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • An occasionally gusty breeze will add to the cool factor through the day.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of gusty
Adjective
  • That image of Chicago as a breezier place, if rough at the edges, lingered for decades, which is why Criterion’s policy of including filmmakers in the final product has mattered.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Their rapport gives the investigation a buddy-cop vibe that’s meant to be cute and breezy, but Mark Bianculli’s script relies on clunky wisecracks and labored eccentricities that flatten whatever low-bubbling chemistry the actors share.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of breezy
Adjective
  • His isolated existence is bleak, especially for such a bighearted person naturally inclined to love others.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But in a bleak indicator of the current political climate, the bait was inflammatory content about Muslims.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of bleak
Adjective
  • Six months later, 18-year-old Brenda Ritter was murdered after leaving her boyfriend’s house on a stormy night in May 1977.
    — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Set in an atmospherically stormy Cape Cod town, Where Are the Children?
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of stormy
Adjective
  • That incident came just a day after a 5-year-old girl was pulled into the ocean and drowned in turbulent waters while walking on Treasure Island Beach in Orange County with her mother and brother.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Riner’s announcement comes at a particularly turbulent moment in France, just five months before a presidential election that has exposed deep divisions across the political spectrum.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of turbulent
Adjective
  • There was inclement weather somewhere along the way to New York, and the plane hadn’t even left its previous city.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The postponement was due to inclement weather in the forecast.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of inclement

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“Windswept.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windswept. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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