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blustering

ADJECTIVE

blowy

Synonyms

WEAK

blowing blustery breezy gusty squally windy

ADJECTIVE

bluff

Synonyms

STRONG

blunt brief direct frank open rough short tart

WEAK

barefaced bearish breviloquent brusque candid crusty curt downright forthright gruff hearty honest laconic no-nonsense outspoken plain-spoken rude short-spoken sincere snippety snippy straightforward tactless terse unceremonious

Antonyms

STRONG

courteous devious dishonest lengthy long polite

ADJECTIVE

bullying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imperious

STRONG

hectoring swaggering

WEAK

despotic

ADJECTIVE

furious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitated fierce intense intensified raging vehement violent

WEAK

blustery boisterous concentrated excessive exquisite extreme flaming impetuous rampageous rough savage tempestuous terrible tumultuous ungovernable unrestrained vicious wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm gentle mild moderate peaceful

WEAK

cheerful elated excited exhilarated happy pleased quiet

ADJECTIVE

gusty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blustery breezy stormy

WEAK

airy blowy hearty robust squally tempestuous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm still

WEAK

quiet

ADJECTIVE

loud

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big boisterous deafening emphatic heavy intense lusty powerful rambunctious raucous resounding ringing roaring rowdy strident strong thundering vehement vociferous

STRONG

forte

WEAK

blatant booming cacophonous clamorous crashing deep ear-piercing ear-splitting full full-mouthed fulminating high-sounding loud-voiced obstreperous pealing piercing resonant sonorous stentorian tumultuous turbulent turned up uproarious wakes the dead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm dull indistinct insignificant little low mild moderate quiet restrained shy silent small soft unhealthy unimportant weak

WEAK

inaudible inoffensive subdued tasteful

ADJECTIVE

loudmouthed

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WEAK

bellowing big-voiced bigmouthed boisterous full-throated obnoxious vociferous

ADJECTIVE

raging

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STRONGEST

enraged furious seething stormy turbulent

STRONG

bent fuming incensed infuriated raving rough

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angry at boiling point bent out of shape beside oneself blowing a gasket blowing one's top blustery boiling mad boiling over fit to be tied frenzied going ape irate mad as a hornet rabid ranting and raving raving mad seeing red tempestuous throwing a fit wild

Antonyms

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calm mild moderate

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delighted giddy gleeful happy

ADJECTIVE

rampant

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excessive flagrant growing prevalent raging rife runaway spreading unbridled unchecked uncontrollable unhindered unrestrained wanton

WEAK

aggressive clamorous dominant epidemic exceeding bounds extravagant exuberant fanatical furious impetuous impulsive luxuriant out of control out of hand outrageous pandemic pervasive predominant profuse rampaging rank ungovernable widespread wild

Antonyms

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gentle mild moderate moral restrained

WEAK

checked controlled limited

ADJECTIVE

roaring

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STRONGEST

boisterous booming clamorous crashing deafening earsplitting raucous resounding ringing rowdy thundering tumultuous turbulent

STRONG

blaring deep forte full fulminating heavy pealing piercing

WEAK

big blatant cacophonous ear-piercing ear-splitting emphatic full-mouthed high-sounding intense loud-voiced lusty obstreperous powerful rambunctious resonant sonorous stentorian strident strong turned up uproarious vehement vociferous wakes the dead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm moderate quiet restrained

STRONG

light soft trivial

ADJECTIVE

roiled

Synonyms

STRONG

agitated buffeting dirty dry grating jarring raging rasping

WEAK

blustery boisterous cacophonous choppy coarse discordant furious gruff harsh heavy hoarse husky inclement inharmonious raucous roily rugged squally stormy stridulent tempestuous tumultuous turbulent ugly unmusical violent wild

ADJECTIVE

roily

Synonyms

WEAK

agitated blustery boisterous buffeting cacophonous choppy coarse dirty discordant dry furious grating gruff harsh heavy hoarse husky inclement inharmonious jarring raging rasping raucous roiled rugged squally stormy stridulent tempestuous tumultuous turbulent ugly unmusical violent wild

ADJECTIVE

rough

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choppy coarse dry harsh rugged turbulent

STRONG

agitated buffeting grating husky jarring raging rasping wild

WEAK

blustery boisterous cacophonous discordant furious gruff hoarse inclement inharmonious raucous squally stridulent tempestuous tumultuous unmusical

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm courteous easy gentle mild moderate nice polite refined smooth soft sophisticated

WEAK

accurate complete definite even level polished precise regular temperate

ADJECTIVE

rough-and-tumble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disorderly rough rugged strenuous tempestuous turbulent

STRONG

buffeting dry grating husky knockabout rasping tough wild

WEAK

agitated blustery boisterous cacophonous choppy coarse discordant furious gruff harsh hoarse inclement inharmonious jarring raging raucous squally stridulent tumultuous unmusical

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm easy facile gentle mild moderate

STRONG

controllable delicate

ADJECTIVE

stormy

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bitter blustery damp frigid murky rainy tempestuous torrid turbulent violent wet windy

WEAK

blowy boisterous cold coming down dirty foul furious gusty howling menacing pouring raging raining cats and dogs riproaring roaring savage squally stormful storming threatening wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm dry gentle mild moderate

WEAK

clear clement

ADJECTIVE

tempestuous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heated impassioned passionate turbulent

WEAK

agitated blustery boisterous breezy coarse emotional excited feverish furious gusty hysterical intense raging rough rugged squally storming stormy tumultuous unbridled uncontrolled unrestrained violent wild windy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cool indifferent unexcited

WEAK

gentle mild moderate

ADJECTIVE

turbulent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter bumpy choppy fierce rough stormy swirling tempestuous unstable violent

WEAK

agitated blustery boiling coarse confused destructive disordered disturbed foaming furious howling inclement moiling noisy restless riotous roaring ruffled rugged stirred up stormful storming thunderous tremulous tumultuous wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm gentle kind mild moderate nice peaceful smooth

WEAK

manageable obedient settled stable

ADJECTIVE

wild

Synonyms

STRONG

howling rough

WEAK

blustery choppy disturbed furious inclement raging storming tempestuous turbulent violent

Antonyms

WEAK

calm gentle mild moderate

ADJECTIVE

windy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blustery boisterous brisk gusty stormy windswept

WEAK

airy blowing blowy drafty fresh raw squally tempestuous wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm quiet

WEAK

uncommunicative unresponsive

Example Sentences

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Students treat institutional rituals as a farce and openly mock their principal - calling him Yamdoot after the Hindu god of death - a blustering figure who addresses them as "My dear donkey".

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Forecasters issued dire warnings about trying to drive through blustering winds and whiteout conditions, and Yosemite National Park was closed.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024

Gleason played the blustering bus driver Ralph Kramden.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

He arrives in Venice not as a blustering leader but more as man of the people, and vulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023

An impersonation of the pompous, blustering second lieutenant.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

blustering

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