Synonyms for tropical
ˈtrɒp ɪ kəl for 1-4,6 ; ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl for 5trop·i·cal

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1. tropical, tropicadjective

   relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

   "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"

   Synonyms:
   tropic

   Antonyms:
   literal, polar, cold

2. tropicaladjective

   of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic

   "tropical year"

   Synonyms:
   tropic

   Antonyms:
   literal, polar, cold

3. tropicaladjective

   characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

   Synonyms:
   tropic

   Antonyms:
   polar, cold, literal

4. tropical, tropicadjective

   of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics

   "tropical weather"

   Synonyms:
   tropic

   Antonyms:
   cold, literal, polar

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. tropicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   of the tropics

2. tropicaladjective

   Synonyms:
   figurative, metaphorical, not literal

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1. List of paraphrases for "tropical":

   equatorial, orbital, equatoria, orbiting, non-tropical, equateur, typhoon

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1. Jim Kossin:

   There's evidence that tropical cyclones are more likely to stall.

2. Mark Henry:

   Unfortunately, we can't say the same about Tropical Storm Laura.

3. Danny Lavergne:

   Southwestern Louisiana could get 15-20 inches of rain from Harvey. Flash floods warnings went into effect through Thursday as areas along the coast faced tropical storm warnings. Flooding has already taken over localized streets since Sunday, The Weather Channel reported. An emergency response official in a coastal Louisiana parish said the threat of flooding from Harvey's torrential rains could be new ground for us. Harvey has been blamed for at least five confirmed deaths, including a woman killed Monday in the town of Porter, northeast of Houston, when a large oak tree dislodged by heavy rains toppled onto her trailer home. In addition, a Houston television station reported Monday that six family members were believed to have drowned when their van was swept away by floodwaters. The KHOU report was attributed to three family members the station did not identify. No bodies have been recovered. The flooding was so widespread that the levels of city waterways have either equaled or surpassed those of Tropical Storm Allison from 2001, and no major highway has been spared some overflow.The city's normally bustling business district was virtually deserted Monday, with emergency vehicles making up most of the traffic. Most businesses were closed. In Louisiana, Danny Lavergne, director of Cameron Parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said approximately 30 roads in the parish were covered with water but remained passable by Monday morning. It's far from being over.

4. David Rothery:

   Even a lengthy sustained ash eruption would be very unlikely to produce enough ash to spread across the tropical zone.

5. Gabriel Vecchi:

   This study shows very nicely that the impact of aerosols is not isolated to the Atlantic, but involves a global shift in the distribution of tropical cyclones, aerosols are among the most uncertain elements of the climate system, so I think that there should — and I predict there will — be follow-on studies that explore the sensitivity of the results to a range of aerosol-related uncertainties.