gale

The word “gale” has 1 syllable: gale

It's pronounced as /ɡeɪl/


What is synonym and antonym for gale?

In the thesaurus, “gale” has 42 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for gale along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gale

  • agony
  • blast
  • blaze
  • blow
  • blowup
  • burst
  • chinook
  • cyclone
  • delirium
  • ebullition
  • ecstasy
  • eruption
  • explosion
  • firestorm
  • fit
  • flare
  • flare-up
  • flash
  • flush
  • frenzy
  • furor
  • grouch
  • gush
  • gust
  • hurricane
  • mistral
  • monsoon
  • outbreak
  • outburst
  • paroxysm
  • rage
  • rapture
  • spasm
  • squall
  • storm
  • tantrum
  • tempest
  • tornado
  • transport
  • typhoon
  • wind
  • windstorm

Meanings of gale

  • verb
    1. To sing; charm; enchant.
    2. To cry; groan; croak.
    3. (of a person) To talk.
    4. (of a bird) To call.
    5. To sing; utter with musical modulations.
    6. To sail, or sail fast.
  • noun
    1. A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
    2. An outburst, especially of laughter.
    3. A light breeze.
    4. A song or story.
    5. A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.
    6. A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

Example Sentences

  • The ship sailed bravely through the fierce gale.
  • Leaves rustled in the trees as the strong gale swept through the forest.
  • Despite the challenging weather, the mountaineers pressed on through the icy gale.
  • The weather forecast warned of an approaching winter gale.
  • The fishermen decided to delay their trip due to the dangerous gale conditions at sea.

On this page you'll find 42 synonyms or another words to gale, such as: agony, blast, blaze, blow, blowup, burst, chinook.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

banquet

  • dine
  • dinner
  • feast
  • feed
  • honor
  • regale

banqueted

  • dined
  • feasted
  • fed
  • honored
  • regaled

banquets

  • dines
  • dinners
  • feasts
  • feeds
  • honors
  • junkets
  • regales

eat

  • absorb
  • affront
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • anger
  • annoy
  • antagonize
  • attack
  • badger
  • bait
  • ballyrag
  • banquet
  • bite
  • board
  • bolt
  • bother
  • break bread
  • break down
  • break up
  • breakfast
  • bug
  • bullyrag
  • chafe
  • chew
  • chow down
  • condense
  • consume
  • corrode
  • cram
  • crumble
  • decay
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  • decompose
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • devil
  • devour
  • dig in
  • digest
  • dine
  • dine out
  • disappear
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disintegrate
  • dispatch
  • dispose of
  • disquiet
  • dissipate
  • dissolve
  • distress
  • down
  • drain
  • enflame
  • enrage
  • erode
  • exasperate
  • exercise
  • exhaust
  • fall to
  • fare
  • feast
  • feast upon
  • feed
  • fret
  • frost
  • gall
  • get
  • get to
  • glut
  • gnaw
  • gobble up
  • gorge
  • gormandize
  • grate
  • graze
  • gripe
  • gulp
  • gum
  • hagride
  • harass
  • harry
  • hassle
  • have a bite
  • have a meal
  • have for
  • heckle
  • incense
  • inflame
  • infuriate
  • ingest
  • inhale
  • insult
  • irk
  • irritate
  • itch
  • lap
  • lick
  • liquefy
  • lunch
  • madden
  • make pig of oneself
  • masticate
  • melt
  • mess
  • miff
  • munch
  • nag
  • nark
  • nettle
  • nibble
  • nosh
  • nurse
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  • overeat
  • overfeed
  • partake
  • partake of
  • peck at
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pick
  • picnic
  • pig out
  • pique
  • plague
  • polish off
  • pork out
  • provoke
  • put away
  • put down
  • put out
  • rankle
  • rasp
  • refresh
  • regale
  • relish
  • repast
  • rile
  • roil
  • rot
  • rouse
  • rub the wrong way
  • ruffle
  • ruin
  • ruminate
  • run through
  • rust
  • savor
  • savour
  • scarf
  • scoff
  • slop
  • snack
  • spill
  • spite
  • squander
  • sup
  • swallow
  • swill
  • take food
  • take in
  • take nourishment
  • taste
  • tease
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vanish
  • vex
  • victual
  • waste
  • waste away
  • wear on
  • wolf
  • worry
  • wreck

eatables

  • aid
  • aliment
  • bacon
  • board
  • bread
  • bread and butter
  • chow
  • chuck
  • comestible
  • comestibles
  • commissary
  • commons
  • daily bread
  • diet
  • dish
  • eats
  • edibles
  • ensilage
  • fare
  • feast
  • feed
  • finger food
  • fodder
  • food
  • foodstuff
  • foodstuffs
  • forage
  • goodies
  • groceries
  • grub
  • keep
  • larder
  • livelihood
  • maintenance
  • meal
  • meals
  • meat
  • menu
  • mess
  • natural food
  • nosh
  • nourishment
  • nurture
  • nutriment
  • nutrition
  • pabulum
  • pap
  • plate
  • platter
  • provender
  • provision
  • provisions
  • ration
  • rations
  • refreshment
  • refreshments
  • regale
  • repast
  • salt
  • serving
  • silage
  • slop
  • snack
  • snacks
  • spread
  • staples
  • subsistence
  • supplies
  • support
  • sustenance
  • swill
  • table
  • tidbits
  • tucker
  • viand
  • viands
  • victual
  • victuals
  • vittles
  • wherewithal

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