Cyclone
Cyclone noun - (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.
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Synonyms for Cyclone
Spiral and cyclone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spiral" instead a noun "Cyclone".
Nearby Word: cyclonic
How words are described
| complete | complete cyclone | complete spiral |
| small | small cyclone | small spiral |
| little | little cyclone | little spiral |
| destructive | destructive cyclone | destructive spiral |
| Other adjectives: sudden. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The normal version fires a horizontal cyclone, while the charged version triggers a large, normally-oriented wind spiral with infinite vertical range.
Source: Tornado Move -
Shortly after being launched, a Cyclone separates into five smaller missiles, which lazily swoop and spiral out toward the target.
Source: Macross Missile Massacre
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Spiral and Cyclone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cyclone/spiral
Cyclone & Spiral. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cyclone/spiral>.
Spiral or Cyclone. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cyclone/spiral.
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