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monsoon

[mon-soon] / mɒnˈsun /
NOUN
downpour
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deluge flood rainstorm storm
STRONG
cloudburst inundation
WEAK
drencher torrential rain
Antonyms
WEAK
sprinkle
NOUN
gale
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cyclone hurricane squall tornado wind windstorm
STRONG
blast blow burst chinook mistral outbreak outburst tempest typhoon
NOUN
hurricane
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cyclone gale storm tornado twister
STRONG
tempest typhoon
WEAK
line storm tropical cyclone tropical storm whirlwind
NOUN
rain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deluge drizzle flood hail mist precipitation rainfall rainstorm shower showers sleet stream torrent
STRONG
cloudburst condensation fall flurry pour pouring raindrops sheets spate spit sprinkle sprinkling volley
WEAK
cat-and-dog weather drencher heavy dew liquid sunshine precip sun shower wet stuff window washer
Antonyms
WEAK
aridity dryness
NOUN
storm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blizzard cloudburst cyclone disturbance gale hurricane snowstorm squall tempest
STRONG
downpour tornado twister whirlwind windstorm
WEAK
blast blow gust
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm quiet

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t a typical time of year for floods—the monsoon season was over and cooler months were on their way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

They were punished in Rome's monsoon despite getting to within a score of Italy, and then got themselves out of jail at the end in Cardiff.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Unusually intense monsoon rains pummelled parts of South and Southeast Asia in November and December, triggering landslides and floods from Indonesia's rainforests to highland plantations in Sri Lanka.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Dr. Pepin pointed to events in Pakistan this summer, when intense monsoon storms combined with extreme mountain rainfall.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

Without her, he wouldn’t have felt the monsoon downpours in Jakarta or seen the water temples of Bali.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.