Synonyms for maelstrom
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A large and violent whirlpool.
Forms
- Plural
- maelstroms → vortexes, whirlpools, whirlwinds, pandemoniums…
Example sentences
- vortex The domineering man pulls everyone into his vortex.
- whirlwind Their whirlwind courtship quickly led to marriage.
- whirlpool The boat fell into a whirlpool and overturned.
- pandemonium It was pandemonium at the stadium after the game.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| maelstrom | rising | |
| vortex | steady | |
| whirlwind | rising | |
| whirlpool | rising | |
| pandemonium | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- vortex2
- 9 letters
- whirlwind2, whirlpool2
- 11 letters
- pandemonium5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vortex2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- maelström