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HURRICANE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HURRICANE?

Need another word that means the same as “hurricane”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “hurricane” in this overview.

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Hurricane as a Noun
Definitions of "Hurricane" as a noun
Synonyms of "Hurricane" as a noun (10 Words)
Usage Examples of "Hurricane" as a noun
Associations of "Hurricane" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Hurricane” are: cyclone, typhoon, tornado, storm, tempest, windstorm, superstorm, gale, squall, whirlwind

Hurricane as a Noun

Definitions of "Hurricane" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hurricane” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
A wind of force 12 on the Beaufort scale (equal to or exceeding 64 knots or 118 km/h).
A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale.
A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale.

Synonyms of "Hurricane" as a noun (10 Words)

cyclone	(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.
gale	(on the Beaufort scale) a wind of force 8 (34–40 knots or 63–74 km/h). Gale force winds battered the North Sea coast.
squall	A loud cry. He emitted a short mournful squall.
storm	Storm windows. The storms that had characterized their relationship had died away.
superstorm	A powerful and destructive storm that affects a very large area. Britain faces a growing threat from superstorms that could bring at least 10 more rain than today s worst downpours.
tempest	A violent wind. A tempest* swept over the island.*
tornado	A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. Teenagers caught up in a tornado* of sexual confusion.*
typhoon	A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
whirlwind	Used with reference to a very energetic person or a tumultuous process. A whirlwind* of activity.*
windstorm	A storm with very strong wind but little or no rain or snow; a gale.

Usage Examples of "Hurricane" as a noun

A powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast.
The manager resigned in a hurricane of disagreement.

Associations of "Hurricane" (30 Words)

blizzard	A large or overwhelming number of things arriving suddenly. A blizzard* of lawsuits.*
breeze	Come or go in a casual or light-hearted manner. It breezes most evenings at the shore.
cloudburst	A heavy rain.
convolute	Rolled longitudinally upon itself, as a leaf in the bud. A convolute* petal.*
convolve	Curl, wind, or twist together.
cyclone	A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.
deluge	Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid. A deluge* of complaints.*
downpour	A heavy fall of rain. A sudden downpour* had filled the gutters and drains.*
eddy	Flow in a circular current, of liquids. An eddy* of chill air swirled into the carriage.*
flood	Cover or submerge an area with water in a flood. A tide in the affairs of men which taken at the flood* leads on to fortune.*
gale	An outburst of laughter. I slept well despite the howling gales outside.
gust	Of the wind blow in gusts. The tree was bent almost double by the gust.
hail	Hail falls. A hail* of bullets.*
purl	Knit with a purl stitch. Knit one purl* one.*
rainfall	The fall of rain. The absorption of further supplies from rainfalls.
rainstorm	A storm with heavy rain.
snow	Fall as snow. The first snow* of the season.*
squall	Blow in a squall. When it squalls a prudent sailor reefs his sails.
storm	Storm windows. He stormed out of the house.
swirl	Move in a twisting or spiralling pattern. The smoke was swirling around him.
tempest	A violent commotion or disturbance. A raging tempest.
thunderstorm	A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.
tornado	A mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system. Teenagers caught up in a tornado* of sexual confusion.*
torrent	An overwhelming number or amount. The houses were swept away in the torrent.
torrential	(of rain) falling rapidly and in copious quantities. Torrential abuse.
typhoon	A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.
vortex	A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides. A swirling vortex* of emotions.*
whirlpool	A quickly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents. He was drawing her down into an emotional whirlpool.
wind	Catch the scent of get wind of. The fall nearly winded him.
windy	Suffering from, marked by, or causing an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. The cold windy* hills.*