🔄 Synonyms of "Riptide"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ripverb | (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence. |
| crosscurrentnoun | (by extension) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions. |
| tide ripnoun | A body of water made rough by the conflict of opposing tides or currents. |
| rip currentnoun | A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Riptide"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tide ripnoun | A body of water made rough by the conflict of opposing tides or currents. |
| rip currentnoun | A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves. |
| crosscurrentnoun | (by extension) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions. |
| ripnoun | A tear (in paper, etc.). |
| rip tidenoun | (UK) Alternative spelling of riptide. [A particularly strong tidal current.] |
| roustnoun | A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel. |
| rithenoun | Alternative form of rith (“small stream”). [(obsolete) A small stream or channel.] |
| rifflenoun | A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water. |
| rivanoun | A rift or cleft. |
| ridgenoun | Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip. |
| rivagenoun | (now rare, poetic) A coast, a shore. |
| rippletnoun | A small ripple. |
| ripplingnoun | A motion or sound that ripples. |
| rostnoun | Obsolete form of roast. [A piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.] |
| ridge pushnoun | (geodynamics, tectonics) A proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics that occurs at mid-ocean ridges as the result of the rigid lithosphere sliding down the hot, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges. |
| gregalenoun | A strong Mediterranean wind blowing from the north-east. |
| rhytidenoun | A wrinkle, typically a facial wrinkle secondary to muscular contraction patterns in the skin. |
| rithnoun | (obsolete) A small stream or channel. |
| ribbienoun | (baseball, slang) Synonym of run batted in. |
| ripplernoun | The instrument used for this purpose; ripple. |
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