Synonyms for tornado
tɔrˈneɪ doʊtor·na·do

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.6 / 18 votes

1. tornado, twisternoun

   a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

   Synonyms:
   crack cocaine, crack, twister, cruller

2. crack, crack cocaine, tornadonoun

   a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive

   Synonyms:
   go, cracking, fracture, whirl, fling, sally, crack, fissure, wisecrack, twister, quip, pass, cleft, offer, snap, crevice, chap, scissure, cranny, gap, crack cocaine, shot

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1. • Cocaine
   • Cyclone

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. tornadonoun

   Synonyms:
   storm (of great violence and with a whirling motion), hurricane, whirlwind

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. tornadonoun

   Synonyms:
   hurricane, cyclone, whirlwind

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "tornado":

   tornadoes, twister, hurricane, storm, torpedo, typhoon, whirlwind, cyclone

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1. Victor Gensini:

   If you look back through history, some of our greatest or most significant tornado seasons in history have been associated with a La Niña.

2. The Lawrence County Sheriffs Office:

   Robert left this world a hero, as he shielded Mrs. Paula during the tornado, he was a very valuable employee and will be greatly missed.

3. National Weather Service:

   You can't rule one out today, but it's not expecting to be a big time destructive tornado.

4. Quincy Vagell:

   Radar imagery showed lofted debris associated with the tornado near Tulsa County.

5. Police Chief Randy Dufrene:

   The weather picked up real hard. We walked to the glass door to take a look, as soon as we got to the door, I could see the top of the tornado going down, crossing the road there. The door started sucking in where we were at.