WINDBLOWN Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

windblown

adjective

Definition of windblown

as in windswept

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Recent Examples of windblown By one estimate, the change was projected to increase windblown dust by 40 to 80 tons per day. — Jill Johnston, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026 The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a windblown dust advisory for much of the Inland Empire and Orange County, as well as Long Beach and the surrounding area. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026 On Long Island, where open farm fields can expose roads to snowdrifts, highway superintendents are preparing by checking snow fences, which help trap windblown snow, and readying large snow-blowing trucks. — Anusha Mathur, NPR, 24 Jan. 2026 The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents. — Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windblown

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Adjective

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

Definition of windswept

Adjective

Winds will be gusty out of the northeast at 10 to 25 mph with gusts over 30 mph possible.

— Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Winds may not be quite as strong near Sacramento in the evening as the Delta breeze counteracts some of the north winds — a peculiar setup — but could still be gusty in sudden bursts.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of gusty

Adjective

Tens of thousands of residents were still without power Saturday due to the blustery conditions, ongoing fires and precautionary power shutoffs intended to prevent new blazes, according to utility providers.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Saturday will be chilly and blustery, with wind gusts of 25 to 35 mph, and highs only in the low to mid-50s, feeling more like November.

— Justin Lewis, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of blustery

Adjective

South winds will become breezy ahead of the approaching front.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The cold front is expected to move west to east through the area Thursday afternoon, bringing colder temperatures, drier air and breezy northwesterly winds that could gust 25 to 30 mph behind the front, the weather service said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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