RAINY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

rainy

adjective

ˈrā-nē

Definition of rainy

as in wet

marked by or abounding with rain found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache

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Recent Examples of rainy This rainy, lightning-laden Saturday, though, offered a true mapping of the fault lines cloaked by Florida’s wins. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Several studies suggest El Niño’s effects on the region could be more severe in 2027, when the climate pattern may disrupt the rainforest’s next rainy season. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Waits unfurls a sad story over the course of the song, dropping details about an unnamed woman in red shoes who’s standing by the newsstand outside a pharmacy on a cold, rainy night. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 Yes, the rainy conditions and the injury to reigning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year LJ Martin helped TCU’s cause, but rain and injuries aren’t enough to explain how TCU was able to consistently outmatch BYU in the trenches. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rainy

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wet

Adjective

Yet Abrams still won’t kvetch about being crammed into a tiny whale-stomach set with a camera crew, while a half-dozen crew members surrounding the practical gut, wielding a gimbal, tossed him around like a wet rag doll.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Not quite land and not quite water, too wet to yield bounty, too dangerous to navigate, too wild to fit into our concept of beauty, bogs were obstacles to human prosperity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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rainwears

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rainy day

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