RAINY Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

rainy

adjective

ˈrā-nē

Definition of rainy

as in wet

marked by or abounding with rain found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache

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Recent Examples of rainy After years on a downward slope, surplus funds are paying down a pension debt accumulated over seven decades, the state’s rainy-day fund is full, state projects are receiving support, and the state’s credit was upgraded several times since 2020. — Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Most of the Tri-State Area, including New York City, is under a heat advisory Thursday and Friday, with rainy weather bringing the risk of flash flooding. — Justin Lewis, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The landslide comes amid the country’s rainy season, which usually lasts from June to September, and is known as Kiremt. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Temperatures are rising and normally rainy Salzburg now worries about water shortage and the environmental ravage of over-tourism. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rainy

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wet

Adjective

Chichibu sits in a basin with peaks on every side, bathed in the deep green of maple and Japanese beech trees on a wet summer morning.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
There were flakes of gray ash on the rocks, and the choking stink of wet soot.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

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rainy day

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