whirlwind
The word “whirlwind” has 2 syllables: whirl-wind
It's pronounced as /ˈwɝːlˌwɪnd/
What is synonym and antonym for whirlwind?
In the thesaurus, “whirlwind” has 50 synonyms and 22 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for whirlwind along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for whirlwind
- accelerated
- at speed
- blistering
- breakneck
- breathless
- breathtaking
- brisk
- cyclonic
- dizzy
- dust devil
- energetic
- expeditious
- fast
- fleet
- fleet-footed
- flying
- galloping
- hastened
- hasty
- headlong
- high-speed
- hot
- hurried
- impetuous
- impulsive
- lightning
- nippy
- prompt
- quick
- quickened
- rapid
- rapid-fire
- rash
- rattling
- ready
- rush
- rushed
- short
- snappy
- speedy
- splitting
- strenuous
- strong
- swift
- tornado
- ultrafast
- ultrarapid
- vigorous
- waterspout
- zippy
Antonyms for whirlwind
- crawling
- dallying
- dawdling
- deliberate
- dilatory
- dillydallying
- dragging
- laggard
- languid
- late
- leisurely
- lingering
- measured
- plodding
- poking
- poky
- slow
- slowish
- sluggish
- tardy
- ultraslow
- unhurried
Meanings of whirlwind
- noun
- A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado, characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It usually has a rapid progressive motion.
- A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward.
- adjective
- Rapid and minimal: a whirlwind tour, a whirlwind romance.
Example Sentences
- The small whirlwind lifted dust high into the air.
- Their vacation turned into a whirlwind of exciting activities.
- A sudden whirlwind swept leaves across the parking lot.
- The celebrity's visit created a whirlwind of media attention.
- Her first week at work was a complete whirlwind of meetings and training.
On this page you'll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to whirlwind, such as: accelerated, at speed, blistering, breakneck, breathless, breathtaking, brisk.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
racing
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- beelining
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- bombing
- bowling
- breakneck
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- coursing
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- dizzy
- driving
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- expeditious
- facing off
- fast
- fast-forwarding
- fighting
- fleet
- flitting
- flying
- galloping
- getting a move on
- going out
- haring
- hastened
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- hasty
- hieing
- highballing
- humping
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- hurried
- hurrying
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- hying
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- jockeying
- jogging
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- jumping
- lightning
- making tracks
- maneuvering
- meteoric
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- outpacing
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- overtaking
- pelting
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- ramming
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- rocketing
- running
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- rustling
- sailing
- scampering
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- scudding
- scuffling
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- shaking a leg
- shooting
- snappy
- speeding
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- sport
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- sprinting
- stampeding
- stepping
- stepping on it
- stepping out
- streaking
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- tearing
- track
- training
- traveling
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- trotting
- trying out
- vying
- warp-speed
- whirling
- whirlwind
- whisking
- whizzing
- working
- zipping
- zooming
ultrafast
ultrarapid
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
zephyr
- air
- airflow
- aroma
- atmosphere
- blast
- blow
- breath
- breeze
- chinook
- current
- cyclone
- draft
- draught
- faint breeze
- firmament
- flatus
- flurry
- flutter
- gale
- gust
- headwind
- heaven
- heavens
- hot air
- mistral
- northeaster
- norther
- northwester
- odor
- ozone
- puff
- sea breeze
- sigh
- sky
- smell
- southeaster
- southwester
- squall
- stratosphere
- tailwind
- tempest
- tornado
- troposphere
- typhoon
- vapor
- ventilation
- waft
- wafting
- westerly
- whiff
- whirlwind
- whisk
- wind
- windstorm