Synonyms for tropical
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
Related words
- Word family
- tropicalist troppo
- Phrases
- tropical year tropical sprue tropical sweet potato tropical almond tropical month tropical reed tropical rock tropical ulcer
Example sentences
- equatorial Mars' equatorial radius is a factor of 0.533 of Earth's.
- tropic The Tropic of Capricorn is in the Southern Hemisphere.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tropical | steady | |
| equatorial | falling | |
| tropic | falling | |
| megathermal | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hot1
- 6 letters
- tropic2
- 10 letters
- equatorial5, figurative4
- 11 letters
- megathermal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tropic2 = 2 syllables).