Synonyms for tempest
ˈtɛm pɪsttem·pest

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1. tempest

   A storm is properly a disturbance of the atmosphere, with or without rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning. Thus we have rain-storm, snow-storm, etc., and by extension, magnetic storm. A tempest is a storm of extreme violence, always attended with some precipitation, as of rain, from the atmosphere. In the moral and figurative use, storm and tempest are not closely discriminated, except that tempest commonly implies greater intensity. We speak of agitation of feeling, disturbance of mind, a storm of passion, a tempest of rage.

   Synonyms:
   agitation, disturbance, storm

   Antonyms:
   calm, fair weather, hush, peace, serenity, stillness, tranquillity

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1. tempest

   Synonyms:
   blast, storm, gale, hurricane, tornado, squall, excitement, commotion, tumult

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. storm, tempestnoun

   a violent commotion or disturbance

   "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"

   Synonyms:
   violent storm, storm

2. tempestnoun

   (literary) a violent wind

   "a tempest swept over the island"

   Synonyms:
   storm

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1. • Disturbance
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1. tempestnoun

   Synonyms:
   storm, hurricane, gale, squall, tornado, violent wind (usually accompanied with rain, hail, or snow, and sometimes with thunder and lightning)

2. tempestnoun

   Synonyms:
   excitement, tumult, disturbance, perturbation, violent outbreak

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1. tempestnoun

   Synonyms:
   storm, tumult, commotion, disturbance

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1. List of paraphrases for "tempest":

   storm

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How to use tempest in a sentence?

1. Douglas Hengel:

   I think it's a tempest in a teacup kind of issue, i don't think the member states will want to change.

2. Major Gen. Robert F. Dees:

   Is it about volume, or is it about values? Is it about wild proclamations or is it about policy that leads us to moral high ground as Americans? Is it about tempest or is it about temperament?

3. Kenneth Gross:

   I don't remember seeing this, but it sounds like a tempest in a teapot because all of the activity was disclosed.

4. Epicurus:

   Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

5. Alan Patricof:

   I don't perceive any concern among the donor community who recognize that this is just one of many issues that gets blown out of proportion when it relates to a Clinton, this will all pass when it is realized it is just a tempest in a teapot.