Definitions

tidal

[tahyd-l] / ˈtaɪd l /

ADJECTIVE

flowing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

falling rolling running sinuous streaming

STRONG

brimming cursive flooded fluid full issuing liquefied liquid overrun rich rippling rushing smooth spouting sweeping teeming

WEAK

continuous easy fluent fluidic pouring out prolific unbroken uninterrupted

Antonyms

STRONG

empty needy solid

WEAK

trickling

Example Sentences

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Over time, tidal forces synchronize the planet's rotation with its orbit, causing one rotation to take the same amount of time as one trip around its star.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The tidal flap first broke in the spring of 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Space Center Houston sits a couple miles inland from a tidal estuary that feeds into the Gulf’s Galveston Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The researchers also suggest tidal forces may drive important chemical activity.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

In two day’s time they came to a broad tidal river where the bridge lay collapsed in the slow moving water.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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