Antonyms for monsoon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mon-soon |
| Phonetic Transcription : mɒnˈsun |
Definition of monsoon
Origin :- 1580s, "trade wind of the Indian Ocean," from Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monçao, from Arabic mawsim "time of year, appropriate season" (for a voyage, pilgrimage, etc.), from wasama "he marked." When it blows from the southwest (April through October) it brings heavy rain, hence "heavy episode of rainfall during the rainy season" (1747).
- As in rain : noun downpour of water or other substance
- As in storm : noun strong weather
- As in downpour : noun tremendous pouring of rain
- As in gale : noun violent storm
- As in hurricane : noun violent windstorm
- But at last there comes the monsoon and the rains--and then the Resurrection Morning.
- Extract from : « Where Half The World Is Waking Up » by Clarence Poe
- The monsoon blew steadily all the way, and the yacht carried her sail.
- Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic
- Himachal has been converted into fairyland by the monsoon rains.
- Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
- With the change of the monsoon came a lowering of the temperature.
- Extract from : « "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea » by Morgan Robertson
- He sailed with the monsoon, but had to steam back against it.
- Extract from : « Black Ivory » by R.M. Ballantyne
- The breaking up of the monsoon is the most unhealthy season of all.
- Extract from : « James Braithwaite, the Supercargo » by W.H.G. Kingston
- When a trade-wind is turned out of its course, it is regarded as a monsoon.
- Extract from : « The Ocean and its Wonders » by R.M. Ballantyne
- Is it what they call the mongoose, or monsoon, or something?
- Extract from : « Hilda Wade » by Grant Allen
- There has been a monsoon, and a want of coals, and a burst boiler, and every sort of excuse.
- Extract from : « Up the Country » by Emily Eden
- The same afternoon he met the commanding officer of the Monsoon.
- Extract from : « Pincher Martin, O.D. » by H. Taprell Dorling
Synonyms for monsoon
- blast
- blizzard
- blow
- burst
- cat-and-dog weather
- chinook
- cloudburst
- condensation
- cyclone
- deluge
- disturbance
- downpour
- drencher
- drizzle
- fall
- flood
- flurry
- gale
- gust
- hail
- heavy dew
- hurricane
- inundation
- line storm
- liquid sunshine
- mist
- mistral
- monsoon
- outbreak
- outburst
- pour
- pouring
- precip
- precipitation
- raindrops
- rainfall
- raining cats and dogs
- rainstorm
- sheets
- shower
- showers
- sleet
- snowstorm
- spate
- spit
- sprinkle
- sprinkling
- squall
- storm
- stream
- sun shower
- tempest
- tornado
- torrent
- torrential rain
- tropical cyclone
- tropical storm
- twister
- typhoon
- volley
- wet stuff
- whirlwind
- wind
- window washer
- windstorm
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