RIPTIDE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word riptide. (close relations)
Definition of RIPTIDE
Best Alternative Words for RIPTIDE
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| undercurrent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning • a current below the surface of a fluid | ||||||||
| undertow | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling • the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore | ||||||||
| rip current | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore | ||||||||
| countercurrent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current • actions counter to the main group activity | ||||||||
| crosscurrent | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current • actions counter to the main group activity | ||||||||
| rip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a dissolute man in fashionable society • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart • a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current • the act of rending or ripping or splitting something verb • tear or be torn violently • move precipitously or violently • cut (wood) along the grain • take without the owner's consent • criticize or abuse strongly and violently | ||||||||
| tide rip | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current | ||||||||
