stormy seas
Rough ocean conditions
Stormy seas are ocean waters churned by severe weather—high winds, heavy rain, towering waves.
The phrase often appears figuratively for turbulent circumstances: The company navigated stormy seas during the recession.
To weather stormy seas is to endure difficult times.
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- galeSevere sustained wind
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
adversity · hurricane · compass · squall · perilous · rocky shores · turmoil · perseverance · shipwreck · Davy Jones · man overboard · abandon ship · resilience · life raft · lighthouse · chaos · white caps · ocean
- hardshipshardship, adversity, struggle, misfortune, difficulties
- seascapesseascape, seascapes, ocean view, coastal view, coastal scenes
- coastal scenesbeach, seascape, ocean horizon, cliff, harbor view
- scenerylandscapes, vistas, panoramas, horizons, valleys
- coastal sensationssalt air, crashing waves, coastal fog, salty taste, cool breeze
- RomanticismWilliam Blake, the sublime, J.M.W. Turner, Eugene Delacroix, emotionalism
water surface conditions
stormy seascalm waters
Undisturbed body of liquid
still waters · safe harbor · smooth sailing · dead calm · sheltered waters
metaphorical emotional/situational state
stormy seassmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
calm waters · plain sailing · safe harbor · clear skies · tranquility