WINDSWEPT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

windswept

adjective

Definition of windswept

as in windblown

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Recent Examples of windswept Prudence Island For those craving a blissfully remote escape—complete with windswept beaches, the call of seagulls, and nothing else—a Prudence Island trip delivers. — Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 The couple fell in love with this windswept arc of land that lies in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026 Because the dark sand absorbs light and the white frost reflects it, the interplay transforms the landscape into something that looks more like a scene from a sci-fi movie than a windswept Martian plain. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026 Even the idyllic island on which the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron) is keeping an amnesiac Odysseus when the film begins is depicted as a windswept sandbar that looks in danger of being washed away by a strong-enough storm. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for windswept

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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

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

Adjective

Between the brick wall, gusty winds and unpredictable weather, Wrigley Field is a particularly difficult place to play center field.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In addition to flooding, the storm may produce locally gusty winds, especially near the coast and within heavier thunderstorms, AccuWeather said.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gusty

Adjective

Using the pretense of a documentary film crew, the show follows the excruciatingly dull workday experiences of a paper supply company in a drab office in a bleak industrial estate in Slough, England.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
India's quarterly economic growth has exceeded expectations several times over the past year, defying a bleak global trade environment, high energy prices and geopolitical uncertainties.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bleak

Adjective

Experts say this storm may be only a taste of what is ahead as El Niño forecasts continues to strengthen, which tends to signal stormier-than-average weather.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
But here’s an umbrella; a reminder to shield yourself from any stormy preseason forecasts and doom and gloom about the upcoming season.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of stormy

Adjective

His re-election came on the back of a turbulent few years, ones where Barca’s finances were as much a story as their football.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The new play follows the fortunes of a wealthy but troubled clan through a turbulent period in Nigeria’s recent history.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of turbulent

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