Need another word that means the same as “blustery”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “blustery” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Blustery” are: bullying, blustering, blusterous, powerful, strong, violent, forceful, bitter, stormy, gusty, windy, squally, wild, rough, raging, tempestuous, turbulent
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “blustery” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| bitter | Causing a sharp and acrid taste experience. Bitter words. |
| blustering | Talking in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect. A blustering bully. |
| blusterous | Loud and aggressive. A blusterous speech. |
| bullying | Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others. |
| forceful | Forceful and definite in expression or action. Forceful measures. |
| gusty | Blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts. Gusty female vocals. |
| powerful | Of a person possessing physical strength and weight rugged and powerful. Powerful drugs. |
| raging | (of the elements) as if showing violent anger. A raging thirst. |
| rough | Unwell. The first day of a job is rough on everyone. |
| squally | Characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain. Squally showers. |
| stormy | Affected or characterized by storms or commotion. A dark and stormy night. |
| strong | Strong and sure. Despite his strong constitution constant worry and exposure to the elements had worn him down. |
| tempestuous | Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion. A tempestuous wind. |
| turbulent | Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination. Turbulent rapids. |
| violent | Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions inclined to react violently fervid. Violent feelings. |
| wild | Produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation. Wild rumours were circulating. |
| windy | Suffering from, marked by, or causing an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. A windy bluff. |
| arrogance | Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors. The arrogance of this man is astounding. |
| blazon | Display prominently or vividly. His knowledge of medieval blazon was unrivalled. |
| boast | Show off. She boasted about her many conquests. |
| boastful | Exhibiting self-importance. He always seemed to be rather boastful and above himself. |
| bombast | Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. The bombast of gung ho militarism. |
| brag | Show off. He bragged that he was sure of victory. |
| braggadocio | Boastful or arrogant behaviour. |
| braggart | A person who boasts about their achievements or possessions. Braggart men. |
| bragging | Exhibiting or characterized by excessive pride or boastfulness. We became involved in a lively bragging session. |
| bravado | A swaggering show of courage. He possesses none of the classic wheeler dealer s casual bravado. |
| condescending | Having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority. She thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending. |
| crow | A member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana. She crowed with joy. |
| enviable | Arousing or likely to arouse envy. The firm is in the enviable position of having a full order book. |
| exaggeration | Extravagant exaggeration. He was prone to exaggeration. |
| flippancy | Lack of respect or seriousness; frivolousness. She was infuriated by his careless flippancy. |
| fustian | Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. A smokescreen of fustian and fantasy. |
| gasconade | An instance of boastful talk. Whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade. |
| grandiloquent | Puffed up with vanity- Newsweek. A grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory. |
| pompous | Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important. A pompous speech. |
| pontificate | (in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass. Pope Gregory VIII enjoyed only a ten week pontificate. |
| pretentious | (of a display) tawdry or vulgar. Pretentious art films. |
| pride | Satisfaction with your (or another’s) achievements. I went to pride as a teenager before I was ready to come out. |
| proud | Of an event achievement etc causing someone to feel proud. I was too proud to go home. |
| proudly | With a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction in one’s own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated. Pristine new office buildings stood proudly beside a large car park. |
| rant | A spell of ranting a tirade. She was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all. |
| scream | Give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing extreme emotion or pain. The creative side of me is screaming out for attention. |
| shout | Prevent someone from speaking or being heard by shouting. She shouted for joy. |
| strut | Brace something with a strut or struts. A supporting strut. |
| swagger | To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. I ll take you somewhere swagger. |
| vaunt | Boast about or praise (something), especially excessively. He was initially vaunted by the West for his leadership of the country. |
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