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. List of paraphrases for "monsoon":

   seasonal, manson

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1. Ghulam Rasool:

   We are anticipating a sea breeze will set in some time tonight. The temperature will come down as the monsoon rain enters the Sindh coast, bringing rain to the city.

2. Matt Darvas:

   We are staring down the barrel of the approaching monsoon across the subcontinent, and here in Nepal that typically lasts from May through to September.

3. Laxman Singh Rathore:

   Pre-monsoon showers will set the stage for sowing and rains are expected to gather momentum once monsoon arrives by June 7.

4. Richard Gordon:

   We're worried for the 10 million people in The Philippines living in the path of this destructive storm, including those who have been displaced several times due to the monsoon rains last July and August, we are preparing our emergency assets and relief items. Our staff and volunteers are on high alert for possible deployment.

5. Harsh Vardhan:

   Let us not fool ourselves that there is no connection between the unusual number of deaths from the ongoing heat wave and the certainty of another failed monsoon, it's not just an unusually hot summer, it is climate change.