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. Raghu Murtugudde:

   The overall [monsoon rainfall] deficit can be as high as 15%.

2. Khushi Khatun:

   Had there been no such school, she would have had to walk two kilometers along a muddy path or take a boat journey during monsoon which may have discouraged her to study.

3. Atulya Mishra:

   We are asking for more help from the army, the national disaster relief team, it has been a monsoon unlike anything we have seen in history, we need all the help we can get.

4. Jatin Singh:

   The Pacific Ocean has become strongly warmer than average. The model projections call for 80 percent chance of El Nino during March-May, dropping to 60 percent for June to August, this means, it is going to be a devolving El Nino year, though retaining threshold values all through the season. Thus, monsoon 2019 is likely to be below normal.

5. Tim Steffen:

   We had widespread heavy rainfall across the National Weather Service Flagstaff area on Wednesday that led to flash flooding and some closures of area roadways. That is our big concern every monsoon season.