vortex
The word “vortex” has 2 syllables: vor-tex
It's pronounced as /ˈvɔːr.tɛks/
What is synonym and antonym for vortex?
In the thesaurus, “vortex” has 8 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for vortex along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for vortex
Meanings of vortex
- noun
- A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
- Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
- Anything that inevitably draws surrounding things into its current.
- A supposed collection of particles of very subtle matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or planet; part of a Cartesian theory accounting for the formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing it.
- Any of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging to Vortex and allied genera.
Example Sentences
- The boat was caught in a powerful vortex in the river.
- The tornado created a swirling vortex that uprooted trees.
- He felt trapped in a vortex of confusion and doubt.
- The black hole generates a vortex that pulls in surrounding matter.
- Emotions can sometimes create a vortex that’s hard to escape.
On this page you'll find 8 synonyms or another words to vortex, such as: eddy, gulf, maelstrom, swirl, tourbillion, tourbillon, whirl.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
eddy
maelstrom
- bedlam
- chaos
- confusion
- disorder
- eddy
- flap
- fuss
- gulf
- pandemonium
- stir
- swirl
- tourbillion
- tourbillon
- turbulence
- turmoil
- undercurrent
- undertow
- uproar
- vortex
- whirl
- whirlpool