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

Matched Categories

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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How to use tornado in a sentence?

1. Ryan Pack:

   What does a bully, a bullet, and a tornado have in common? Their all destructive, they can all kill you.

2. Storm Prediction Center:

   While most of the surface-based risk should remain over the northern Gulf, an uptick in tornado potential very late in the period warrants an inclusion of 5 % tornado probability.

3. Quincy Vagell:

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

4. National Weather Service:

   A large, extremely dangerous, and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground.

5. Karen Cunningham:

   I kind of felt like there was a tornado, and Katie was right at the center when we were( spending time) with her, everything just was calm and happy, but along the edges, all around, is all of this dizziness and uncertainty.