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Synonyms & Antonyms for stormy
Synonyms
bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, volcanic
Antonyms
nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful
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Trump has had a stormy history with hurricanes, suffering widespread criticism for his administration's response to Hurricane Maria in 2017, which led to at least 2,600 deaths in Puerto Rico, according to government estimates. — NBC News, "Trump cancels trip to Poland to deal with Hurricane Dorian," 29 Aug. 2019 Bonds are supposed provide a safe haven in stormy markets—and the wild, careening course of equities should, in theory, make fixed income a pillar of your portfolio. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, "Beware the Bond Market: Fixed Income is Now At Least as Risky as the Stock Market, by This Measure," 28 Aug. 2019 Rey does some some Jedi training in Endor, or a place that looks a lot like it, and there's a stormy seaside saber showdown between her and Kylo Ren. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Disney releases new footage from The Rise of Skywalker," 26 Aug. 2019 Lightning hit a group of tourists on Giewont, a 1,894-meter mountain in Poland, after a sunny morning turned stormy, according to witnesses quoted on private broadcaster TVN24. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "Five dead as thunderstorm hits Poland, Slovakia," 22 Aug. 2019 But while DiCaprio refuses to get into the debate, director James Cameron had no problem wading into the stormy waters earlier this year. — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, "Watch Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie Tease Leonardo DiCaprio About the Titanic Door Controversy," 16 July 2019 But on a stormy evening five days later, a fire broke out on the top story, incinerating a classroom. — Perry Stein, Washington Post, "Days before opening, a fire erupted in a D.C. school. The principal is unbowed.," 20 Aug. 2019 One drawback became clear during a break in the rain over the stormy weekend. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Why this vintage-style camper is the future of travel trailers," 14 Aug. 2019 But really, a familiarity with the Fijian climate means executives should have seen the rainclouds and stormy weather — which put a literal damper on the show’s early episodes — coming. — Kate Samuelson, Time, "CBS Renewed Love Island Despite Lackluster Ratings. Can the Show Find its Happily Ever After in Season Two?," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stormy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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