RAINSTORM Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

rainstorm

noun

ˈrān-ˌstȯrm

Definition of rainstorm

as in rain

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity we ran into a big rainstorm on Highway 6, and the visibility was so poor we had to pull over

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Recent Examples of rainstorm The 1983 movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, portrays the fight as gritty and grounded, taking place during a rainstorm where mud flies as fast as fists. — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 To Griffin’s point about running toward a storm, forecasters are keeping a close eye on a tropical rainstorm in the Gulf that could turn into a hurricane and bring threatening weather to Tuscaloosa by Saturday. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Other sensational Sepang memories involve the severe rainstorms that regularly threaten this track. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 An intense rainstorm spoiled some of the fanfare around the announcement of a revival (one of the stars, Austin Scott, was supposed to throw out the first pitch), but the day’s larger point was clear. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rainstorm

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Noun

However, a wall of wind shear is expected to slightly destabilize the storm just before landfall — slowing its wind speeds to 100 mph and broadening the system, spreading the high winds and heavy rains even further from the core of the storm.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Isaias’ bands could drench Florida’s Panhandle and Big Bend with as much as 15 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.

— Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rain

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Simon has weakened to a Category 2 storm, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the ocean and were forecast to persist off the coast of Puerto Vallarta.

— JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Typically, when embroiled in these sorts of escalating back-and-forths, Larry’s go-to move was the quit-and-storm-off.

— Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

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