tempest

The word “tempest” has 2 syllables: tem-pest

It's pronounced as /ˈtɛm.pəst/


What is synonym and antonym for tempest?

In the thesaurus, “tempest” has 76 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for tempest along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tempest

Meanings of tempest

  • noun
    1. A storm, especially one with severe winds.
    2. Any violent tumult or commotion.
    3. A fashionable social gathering; a drum.
  • verb
    1. To storm.
    2. To disturb, as by a tempest.

Example Sentences

  • The ship was caught in a violent tempest at sea.
  • His emotions raged like a tempest after hearing the news.
  • Shakespeare’s play The Tempest explores themes of magic and redemption.
  • A sudden tempest forced the hikers to seek shelter.
  • The political scandal stirred a media tempest overnight.

On this page you'll find 76 synonyms or another words to tempest, such as: blizzard, bluster, bobbery, bouleversement, bustle, cataclysm, cloudburst.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • aftershock
  • bluster
  • bobbery
  • bouleversement
  • bustle
  • cataclysm
  • coil
  • commotion
  • convulsion
  • eruption
  • fault
  • fit
  • flare-up
  • foreshock
  • furor
  • furore
  • fuss
  • hubbub
  • hullabaloo
  • hurly-burly
  • insurgency
  • insurrection
  • macroseism
  • microearthquake
  • microseism
  • movement
  • mutiny
  • outbreak
  • outburst
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • pandemonium
  • paroxysm
  • quake
  • quaker
  • quaking
  • rebellion
  • revolt
  • revolution
  • rocking
  • rout
  • row
  • ruckus
  • ruction
  • rumpus
  • seaquake
  • seimicity
  • seism
  • seismism
  • seizure
  • shake
  • shaking
  • shindy
  • shock
  • spasm
  • squall
  • stew
  • stir
  • storm
  • subversion
  • temblor
  • tempest
  • to-do
  • trembler
  • trembling
  • tremor
  • tumult
  • turmoil
  • undulation
  • unrest
  • upheaval
  • uprising
  • uproar
  • upset
  • welter
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