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

  • blizzard
  • bluster
  • bobbery
  • bouleversement
  • bustle
  • cataclysm
  • cloudburst
  • coil
  • commotion
  • convulsion
  • cyclone
  • earthquake
  • eruption
  • fit
  • flare-up
  • furor
  • furore
  • fuss
  • hailstorm
  • hubbub
  • hullabaloo
  • hurly-burly
  • hurricane
  • ice storm
  • insurgency
  • insurrection
  • mutiny
  • northeaster
  • norther
  • outbreak
  • outburst
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • pandemonium
  • paroxysm
  • quaking
  • rainsquall
  • rainstorm
  • rebellion
  • revolt
  • revolution
  • rocking
  • rout
  • row
  • ruckus
  • ruction
  • rumpus
  • sandstorm
  • seizure
  • shaking
  • shindy
  • snowstorm
  • southeaster
  • southwester
  • spasm
  • squall
  • stew
  • stir
  • storm
  • subversion
  • thundershower
  • thunderstorm
  • to-do
  • trembling
  • tumult
  • turmoil
  • typhoon
  • unrest
  • upheaval
  • uprising
  • uproar
  • upset
  • weather
  • welter
  • williwaw
  • windstorm

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.

Related Words

earthquake

  • 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
  • williwaw

gale

  • agony
  • blast
  • blaze
  • blow
  • blowup
  • burst
  • chinook
  • cyclone
  • delirium
  • ebullition
  • ecstasy
  • eruption
  • explosion
  • firestorm
  • fit
  • flare
  • flare-up
  • flash
  • flush
  • frenzy
  • furor
  • grouch
  • gush
  • gust
  • hurricane
  • mistral
  • monsoon
  • outbreak
  • outburst
  • paroxysm
  • rage
  • rapture
  • spasm
  • squall
  • storm
  • tantrum
  • tempest
  • tornado
  • transport
  • typhoon
  • wind
  • windstorm

ice storm

waft

  • air
  • airflow
  • balloon
  • be carried
  • bear
  • blast
  • blow
  • bob
  • breath
  • breeze
  • buoy
  • convey
  • current
  • dangle
  • draft
  • drift
  • float
  • flurry
  • gale
  • glide
  • hang
  • headwind
  • hover
  • northeaster
  • norther
  • northwester
  • poise
  • puff
  • raft
  • ride
  • sail
  • sea breeze
  • southeaster
  • southwester
  • squall
  • suspend
  • swim
  • tailwind
  • tempest
  • tornado
  • transmit
  • transport
  • westerly
  • whiff
  • wind
  • windstorm
  • zephyr

wafting

  • afloat
  • air
  • awash
  • ballooning
  • blast
  • blow
  • bobbing
  • breath
  • breeze
  • buoyant
  • buoying
  • chinook
  • cyclone
  • dangling
  • draft
  • draught
  • drifting
  • floating
  • floaty
  • flurry
  • flutter
  • free
  • free-floating
  • gale
  • gliding
  • gust
  • hanging
  • hollow
  • hot air
  • hovering
  • inflated
  • light
  • loose
  • mistral
  • nonsubmersible
  • poised
  • poising
  • puff
  • rafting
  • riding
  • sailing
  • soaring
  • suspending
  • swimming
  • tempest
  • typhoon
  • unattached
  • unsinkable
  • unsubstantial
  • volatile
  • whiff
  • whirlwind
  • whisk
  • zephyr

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