WESTERLIES Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

westerlies

noun

plural of westerly

as in winds

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Noun

Residents can expect winds to be southwest 15 to 25 mph with peak gusts of 30 to 35 mph.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
At the time, fire danger was so high that the region — enduring Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions — was under a red-flag warning.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of winds

Noun

The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.

— Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025

Definition of gales

Noun

Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 2026
Despite the blows to Eurovision’s finances and viewership from the boycott, the contest is eyeing expansion, with a spinoff Eurovision Song Contest Asia due to take place in Bangkok in November.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of blows

Noun

Thanks to ongoing economic headwinds affecting memory and storage, analysts are predicting retail prices could rise by up to $200.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Although regulatory barriers and equipment bottlenecks were also identified as headwinds, neither of them was bad enough to cancel ongoing or proposed projects.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

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