Need another word that means the same as “thunderstorm”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “thunderstorm” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Thunderstorm” are: electric storm, tempest, squall
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “thunderstorm” as a noun can have the following definitions:
electric storm | A car that is powered by electricity. |
squall | A sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet. Low clouds and squalls of driving rain. |
tempest | A violent windy storm. A raging tempest. |
blizzard | A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences. A blizzard of lawsuits. |
breeze | A slight wind (usually refreshing. Roger breezed into her office. |
cloudburst | A sudden violent rainstorm. |
convolute | Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive. A convolute petal. |
cyclone | Rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern. |
damage | Suffer or be susceptible to damage. These fine china cups damage easily. |
deluge | A heavy fall of rain. Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains. |
downpour | A heavy rain. A sudden downpour had filled the gutters and drains. |
eddy | A circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool. An eddy of chill air swirled into the carriage. |
flood | Of a flood force someone to leave their home. A flood barrier. |
gale | A very strong wind. I slept well despite the howling gales outside. |
gust | Of the wind blow in gusts. The wind was gusting through the branches of the tree. |
hail | Hail falls. It hailed so hard we had to stop. |
hurricane | A storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean. A powerful hurricane hit the Florida coast. |
purl | Knit with a purl stitch. The water was purling. |
rainfall | Water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere. The absorption of further supplies from rainfalls. |
rainstorm | A storm with heavy rain. |
snow | A dessert or other dish resembling snow. All that they could pick up on their screens was snow. |
squall | Blow in a squall. Sarah was squalling in her crib. |
storm | Storm windows. The book caused a storm in America. |
swirl | A twisting or spiralling movement or pattern. The smoke was swirling around him. |
tempest | (literary) a violent wind. It was only a tempest in a teapot. |
tornado | A person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion. Teenagers caught up in a tornado of sexual confusion. |
torrential | Pouring in abundance. Torrential applause. |
typhoon | A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans. |
waft | (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air. From the kitchen comes a waft of roasting meat. |
warning | Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness. The warning was to beware of surprises. |
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. Wind your watch. |
windy | Resembling the wind in speed, force, or variability. The cold windy hills. |
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