stormy

adjective

ˈstȯr-mē How to pronounce stormy (audio)
Definition of stormynext
1
as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity a small nation, but one with a long and stormy history

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2
as in rainy
marked by or abounding with rain stormy weather was forecast for the next three days, so we cancelled our camping trip

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3
as in turbulent
marked by sudden or violent disturbance that couple has had a long but stormy relationship

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4
as in rough
marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements Neptune has the stormiest atmosphere of any planet, with winds of up to 900 miles per hour

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5
as in bleak
marked by wet and windy conditions stormy seas forced the schooner far off its intended course

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Recent Examples of stormy That could make the storm track less consistent and lead to bigger swings between warm, dry stretches and colder, stormier periods. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 And with that, Dunham has to get to dinner and then off to Film Forum, and Cassel exits onto the stormy street. — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026 The damp and stormy pattern is consistent with an El Niño year of above average Pacific storm activity. — Mead Gruver, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 In 2009, Momoa’s mother revealed that her grandson’s name refers to the stormy conditions on the night he was born, per a People report from the time. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stormy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stormy
  1. violent
  2. rainy
  3. turbulent
  4. rough
  5. bleak
  6. ferocious
  7. wet
  8. fierce
Adjective
  • That, in turn, reveals a family history of violent gravitational instability caused by events like giant collisions and planetary ejections.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The show, which can certainly be tense, spends more time on being funny than violent.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of violent
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  • Rowers pushed through a rainy and chilly start Friday morning while fans in ponchos and raincoats cheered them on.
    — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That would have marked the coolest day since early May if not for the rainy, windy and cool day former Hurricane Isaias created last Saturday.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of rainy
Adjective
  • Still, Saudi Arabia has viewed attendance at the event, and general support for the Gulf during turbulent times, as a loyalty test for global business leaders.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Zacharia’s time in China was just one of her career highlights that triggered intense media scrutiny following her brief and turbulent appointment as White House press secretary.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of turbulent
Adjective
  • Already postponed 24 hours, the invasion proceeded in the face of rough seas, strong winds, and low visibility in order to seize a small window in time of enormous consequence.
    — Marc E. Andersen, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Japanese flight controllers want to avoid powdery soil and rough terrain when the mothership, a four-legged stationary lander, descends to the surface to gather samples in late 2028 or 2029.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of rough
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  • Unlike Gregor Samsa who is confined to his room after transforming into a huge insect, the protagonist still has to go to work, a dark and bleak absurdity that lays bare the alienation, isolation, and hypocrisy of modern life.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Providing a faint ray of hope in this otherwise bleak start to life, the five baby orangutans have been settling into their new surroundings in Odisha at the Nandankanan Zoo.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bleak
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  • After the initial blast, which spews out gamma rays, a storm of radiation pours into the surrounding galaxy, creating a ferocious afterglow that burns in every part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The characters thrust and parry with ferocious wit in an upscale California desert setting that scenic designer Scott Pask generically satirizes as a category of social living.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of ferocious
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  • 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
Definition of wet
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  • His successor, Bennett, had been among its fiercest critics, raising the prospect that the arrangement might finally end.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The deadly fire erupted Saturday at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, where fierce winds fueled flames that spread beyond the installation and into surrounding rural areas.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stormy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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