Synonyms of windy

windy 1 of 2

adjective (1)

ˈwin-dē 

1

as in gusty

marked by strong wind or more wind than usual

one particularly windy day should shake the last of the autumn leaves from the trees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gusty
• blustery
• breezy
• blowy
• squally
• drafty
• stormy
• tempestuous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calm
• still
• motionless
• breathless

2

as in rhetorical

marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases

gave his usual windy speech about working for the common people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetorical
• inflated
• gassy
• gaseous
• pontifical
• bombastic
• flatulent
• oratorical
• grandiloquent
• ornate
• fustian
• turgid
• pretentious
• orotund
• pompous
• grandiose
• elevated
• lofty
• stilted
• flowery
• bloated
• wordy
• florid
• verbose
• high-sounding
• tumid
• highfalutin
• high-flown
• overdone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eloquent
• plain
• unrhetorical
• simple
• bald
• direct
• stark
• matter-of-fact
• unaffected
• straightforward
• unpretentious
• unadorned
• well-spoken
• plainspoken

3

as in rambling

using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea

a windy saleswoman who told us a lot more than we wanted to know about vacuum cleaners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rambling
• talkative
• exaggerated
• wordy
• circuitous
• prolix
• diffuse
• redundant
• verbose
• communicative
• pleonastic
• garrulous
• long-winded
• conversational
• circumlocutory
• talky
• voluble
• chatty
• repetitious
• loquacious
• tautological
• gassy
• logorrheic
• periphrastic
• gaseous
• gabby
• tautologous
• bombastic
• grandiloquent
• embroidered
• embellished
• highfalutin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crisp
• compact
• short
• brief
• concise
• pithy
• succinct
• terse
• summary
• epigrammatic
• abrupt
• blunt
• sententious
• condensed
• abbreviated
• aphoristic
• brusque
• curt
• laconic
• abridged
• compendious
• shortened
• snippy

windy

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adjective (2)

ˈwīn-dē 

as in winding

marked by a long series of irregular curves

a windy little creek

Synonyms & Similar Words

• winding
• curved
• curving
• twisted
• twisting
• serpentine
• tortuous
• crooked
• sinuous
• curvy
• curled
• devious
• crazy
• bending
• curling
• jagged
• uneven
• coiled
• zigzag
• roundabout
• spiral
• coiling
• indirect
• circuitous
• swirling
• circling
• looping
• zigzagging
• spiraling
• rambling
• wandering
• meandering
• corkscrew
• irregular

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• linear
• direct
• straightaway

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of windy

Adjective

After an unusually windy Sunday, North Texans will need to bundle up for a cold Monday following a 30-degree temperature drop from the weekend. —Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026

Parts of central, northern and southern Delaware and northeast Maryland were also in the windy line of fire. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026

After a cold and windy start to the week, North Texas will see a quick warm up. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026

In addition to being lightweight for spring, it’s equipped with moisture-wicking technology to keep you dry and cool in wet, windy, and humid conditions. —Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026