Synonyms for cyclone
ˈsaɪ kloʊncy·clone

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. cyclonenoun

   (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

   Antonyms:
   anticyclone

2. cyclonenoun

   a violent rotating windstorm

   Antonyms:
   anticyclone

Matched Categories

1. • Atmospheric State
   • Meteorology
   • Windstorm

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cyclonenoun

   Synonyms:
   tornado

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "cyclone":

   hurricane, cyclones, typhoon, hurricanes, storm, whirlwind, tornado

Suggested Resources

1. cyclone

   Song lyrics by cyclone -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by cyclone on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce cyclone?

How to say cyclone in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1637","1"],["1800","1"],["1805","1"],["1809","6"],["1817","13"],["1825","2"],["1828","11"],["1829","1"],["1833","1"],["1836","1"],["1838","1"],["1839","128"],["1840","1"],["1845","1"],["1848","6"],["1849","2"],["1850","1"],["1851","5"],["1852","4"],["1853","11"],["1854","8"],["1855","16"],["1856","91"],["1857","28"],["1858","64"],["1859","45"],["1860","130"],["1861","209"],["1862","658"],["1863","84"],["1864","99"],["1865","33"],["1866","72"],["1867","126"],["1868","326"],["1869","300"],["1870","228"],["1871","277"],["1872","168"],["1873","872"],["1874","479"],["1875","648"],["1876","706"],["1877","1045"],["1878","299"],["1879","510"],["1880","397"],["1881","414"],["1882","363"],["1883","463"],["1884","818"],["1885","1039"],["1886","997"],["1887","4786"],["1888","1699"],["1889","2202"],["1890","1166"],["1891","738"],["1892","1607"],["1893","2196"],["1894","2675"],["1895","1202"],["1896","2105"],["1897","1228"],["1898","1165"],["1899","1798"],["1900","2764"],["1901","1377"],["1902","1738"],["1903","1315"],["1904","1715"],["1905","1162"],["1906","1152"],["1907","1578"],["1908","1710"],["1909","1597"],["1910","2990"],["1911","2451"],["1912","1943"],["1913","1412"],["1914","1345"],["1915","1624"],["1916","1135"],["1917","1508"],["1918","1330"],["1919","2063"],["1920","2018"],["1921","1641"],["1922","1787"],["1923","1469"],["1924","1185"],["1925","1414"],["1926","2425"],["1927","1115"],["1928","1232"],["1929","1503"],["1930","1689"],["1931","2206"],["1932","789"],["1933","936"],["1934","2224"],["1935","1004"],["1936","1416"],["1937","1683"],["1938","1591"],["1939","1933"],["1940","2478"],["1941","1977"],["1942","2795"],["1943","2060"],["1944","2662"],["1945","1430"],["1946","1237"],["1947","1636"],["1948","1729"],["1949","1957"],["1950","1668"],["1951","2049"],["1952","2217"],["1953","2062"],["1954","2422"],["1955","2389"],["1956","2678"],["1957","2731"],["1958","2157"],["1959","2532"],["1960","2527"],["1961","3395"],["1962","2170"],["1963","3483"],["1964","3058"],["1965","4577"],["1966","3165"],["1967","3950"],["1968","4936"],["1969","3770"],["1970","4323"],["1971","5164"],["1972","4872"],["1973","4171"],["1974","4284"],["1975","6003"],["1976","5697"],["1977","7066"],["1978","5330"],["1979","8398"],["1980","6000"],["1981","6606"],["1982","6573"],["1983","5691"],["1984","8351"],["1985","7359"],["1986","8174"],["1987","7600"],["1988","7260"],["1989","7528"],["1990","7639"],["1991","7943"],["1992","10096"],["1993","9231"],["1994","9179"],["1995","7860"],["1996","10303"],["1997","10861"],["1998","9794"],["1999","11543"],["2000","12001"],["2001","11305"],["2002","12930"],["2003","13935"],["2004","14842"],["2005","16594"],["2006","15704"],["2007","19244"],["2008","21068"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use cyclone in a sentence?

1. Lisa Murray:

   Those areas that are already vulnerable following last week’s weather are expected to see more rain, strong wind, heavy swells and coastal inundation which will exacerbate the situation, if the cyclone continues on its current path towards the north of Aotearoa New Zealand, we can expect this to be an extreme weather event with widespread damage.

2. Charlie Nirua:

   After the cyclone, about a week now, we haven't received any urgent relief from the government or any NGOs or any other departments, they only give us biscuits and water and all this, just a small quantity of food for people to survive with.

3. Colin Collett van Rooyen:

   It has been good to see that despite that, things have continued as well as could be under the circumstances, there is an incredible spirit of cooperation, there was before the cyclone and I have seen that continue.

4. Todd Smith:

   We are expecting to see rapid intensification over the next 12 to 24 hours, it's really important that people understand this is a very serious cyclone. Not only is it very intense, it's very large, it covers a broad area, so people are going to be impacted by it.

5. Vijay Rupani:

   The state government is completely ready to deal with the Cyclone Tauktae cyclone, people in 655 villages have been identified across 17 districts for evacuation. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated.