Synonyms of tempests

tempests

noun

plural of tempest

1

as in storms

a disturbance of the atmosphere accompanied by wind and often by precipitation (as rain or snow)

the sudden summertime tempest drove us off the golf course and into the clubhouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storms
• squalls
• blizzards
• thunderstorms
• hurricanes
• cyclones
• weathers
• snowstorms
• windstorms
• rainstorms
• hailstorms
• typhoons
• cloudbursts
• ice storms
• northers
• thundershowers
• sandstorms
• rainsqualls
• nor'easters
• northeasters
• southeasters
• southwesters

2

as in upheavals

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)

the town council handled the tempest over cuts to the school budget as well as could be expected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• upheavals
• earthquakes
• storms
• revolutions
• insurrections
• convulsions
• revolts
• tumults
• uprisings
• turmoils
• rebellions
• paroxysms
• cataclysms
• mutinies
• uproars
• eruptions
• stirs
• insurgencies
• upsets
• outbursts
• commotions
• outbreaks
• overthrows
• bouleversements
• spasms
• seizures
• subversions
• squalls
• overturns
• coils
• fits
• rows
• bustles
• bluster
• ructions
• routs
• stews
• furors
• welters
• flare-ups
• shindies
• fusses
• williwaws
• furores
• ruckuses
• rumpuses
• shindys
• pandemoniums
• hubbubs
• hurly-burlies
• to-dos
• hullabaloos
• bobberies

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of tempests

The force of the collision pushed up mountains three miles high; millions of years of tempests wore them down. —Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024

Hwang seems to be suggesting that a line can indeed be drawn from the cultural tempests – too easily dismissed as matters of political correctness – to the real-world tragedies and obscenities that send innocent men to jail and early graves. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024