Synonyms for monsoon
mɒnˈsunmon·soon

Princeton's WordNet

1. monsoonnoun

   a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

2. monsoonnoun

   rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains

3. monsoonnoun

   any wind that changes direction with the seasons

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1. • Rain
   • Rainy Season
   • Wind

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1. India Meteorological Department:

   Southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal, quantitatively, the monsoon seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 101 % of the Long Period Average with a model error of plus or minus 4 percent.

2. Marvin Percha:

   Monsoon rains help to reduce fire season and green up vegetation to help in fire reduction.

3. Christopher Castro:

   The Southwest monsoon does have a relationship to ENSO, such that La Niña conditions tend to weakly favor wetter and earlier monsoons.

4. Lal Singh Arya:

   There have been disputes over water in many parts of the state because of two consecutive droughts, the situation will improve with the monsoon rains.

5. Ian Shepherd:

   Cloudy conditions and strong westerly winds associated with an active monsoon tend to suppress sea breezes over the islands, reducing the likelihood of Hector forming regularly, an active monsoon also generates regular showers and thunderstorms which move rapidly across the islands from west to east in the relatively cool maritime airstream.