gale force

ADJECTIVE

violent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

devastating extreme harsh intense outrageous painful potent powerful severe terrible turbulent

WEAK

acute agonizing biting blustery coercive concentrated excruciating exquisite forceful forcible great immoderate inordinate mighty raging rough ruinous sharp strong tempestuous tumultuous wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm delightful easy good impotent incapable ineffective mild moderate nice pleasing weak wonderful

WEAK

gentle passive peaceful

Example Sentences

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A near gale force wind is blasting into Scotland.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

But, other times that light breeze is more like a gale force along the shore.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Additionally, winds over the water may reach gale force at times creating dangerous boating conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Roads have been closed, trains cancelled and schools shut as severe gale force winds hit the north-east of England and Cumbria.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

From July 14 through 16, a blizzard pounded the ship with gale force winds.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

gale force

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