Synonyms for vortex
Definitions
- n. 1
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
- n. 2
Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.
Related words
- Word family
- vortical
- Phrases
- vortex mixer
Forms
- Plural
- vortexes → whirls, eddys, swirls, convolutions…
Example sentences
- eddy An eddy is a circular current of water.
- swirl Adriano felt the wind swirl around him.
- whirl The whirl uprooted trees and tore roofs from homes, Dykema said.
- whirlpool The boat fell into a whirlpool and overturned.
- maelstrom The maelstrom of passions is not what we need now.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| vortex | steady | |
| eddy | falling | |
| swirl | rising | |
| whirl | rising | |
| convolution | rising | |
| whirlpool | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- eddy2
- 5 letters
- swirl1, whirl1
- 9 letters
- whirlwind2, whirlpool2, maelstrom2
- 11 letters
- convolution4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eddy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tourbillon
- Español
- vórtice
- Deutsch
- Wirbelwind
- Català
- remolí