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Synonyms for cyclone

All synonyms

Noun

1. Hurricane — A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean

hurricane, typhoon, tornado, whirlwind

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.

    Near-synonyms: typhoon, hurricane

Forms

Plural
cyclones → hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes, whirlwinds…

Example sentences

  • hurricane The death toll from the hurricane climbed to 200.
  • tornado With his camera, Tom captured a tornado in action.
  • typhoon The dark clouds announced the coming of a typhoon.
  • whirlwind Their whirlwind courtship quickly led to marriage.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cyclonefalling
hurricanerising
tornadorising
typhoonfalling
whirlwindrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
storm1
7 letters
tornado3, typhoon2
9 letters
hurricane3, whirlwind2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tornado3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
cyclone
Italiano
ciclone
Español
ciclón
Deutsch
Zyklon