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单词 windswept
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1 (adjective) 
Definition
exposed to the wind
the remote and windswept hillside
Synonyms
exposed
This part of the coast is very exposed.
bare
He seemed unaware that he was bare.
bleak
The island's pretty bleak.
windy
It was a windy, overcast day.
desolate
a desolate, barren place
unprotected
exposure of unprotected skin to the sun
windblown
blowy
2 (adjective) 
Definition
blown about by the wind
windswept hair
Synonyms
dishevelled
She arrived looking flushed and dishevelled.
disordered
a disordered heap of mossy branches
messy
She has very messy hair.
untidy
a thin man with untidy hair
unkempt
The child was unkempt and dirty.
tousled
a woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket
windblown
disarranged
mussed up (US)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bare
Definition
unclothed: used esp. of a part of the body
He seemed unaware that he was bare.
Synonyms
naked,
nude,
stripped,
exposed,
uncovered,
shorn,
undressed,
divested,
denuded,
in the raw (informal),
disrobed,
unclothed,
buck naked (slang),
unclad,
scuddy (slang),
without a stitch on (informal),
in the bare scud (Scottish, slang),
naked as the day you were born (informal)
in the sense of bleak
Definition
exposed and barren
The island's pretty bleak.
Synonyms
exposed,
open,
empty,
raw,
bare,
stark,
barren,
desolate,
gaunt,
windswept,
weather-beaten,
unsheltered
in the sense of blowy
Definition
windy
Synonyms
windy,
fresh,
exposed,
stormy,
breezy,
blustery,
draughty,
well-ventilated

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windswept

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Synonyms of 'windswept'

windswept

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windswept

(wɪndswept)
adjective
A windswept place has no shelter and is not protected against strong winds.
...the remote and windswept hillside.
Synonyms: exposed, bare, bleak, windy More Synonyms of windswept
More Synonyms of windswept

windswept in British English

(ˈwɪndˌswɛpt)
adjective
1. 
open to or swept by the wind
2.  another word for windblown (sense 2)

Examples of 'windswept' in a sentence
windswept

For years farming saffron in the windswept plains of central Spain provided little in the way of return except backache.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They're the ones with a wild look in their eyes and windswept hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Riding along a windswept African beach is a truly thrilling experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its beach is a windswept, wonderful spot.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Can't see the windswept look catching on.
The Sun (2012)
The official site for this forthcoming double-header has a suitably dirty and scratched look and disturbing windswept soundtrack.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Many of the fossils were found lying on the surface of a remote, windswept stretch of rock and dunes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Everyone else just looks windswept.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
After all, balloons defy gravity and bob around in the air, just like windswept hair.
The Sun (2011)
What's more romantic than a stroll on a windswept beach in November?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is a bleak, forbidding place on a windswept plain, surrounded by wire fencing and patrolled by armed guards.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Running parallel to the steelworks is the sandy, windswept beach where fans come to see where scenes from Atonement were filmed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's opting to book into the windswept beach hut with outdoor shower for the same price as the five-star resort around the corner.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The inn has its own wine merchant and art gallery, but doesn't mind a bit if you march in off the moor looking windswept.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of desolate
Definition
uninhabited and bleak
a desolate, barren place
Synonyms
uninhabited,
deserted,
bare,
waste,
wild,
ruined,
bleak,
solitary,
barren,
dreary,
godforsaken,
unfrequented
in the sense of disordered
a disordered heap of mossy branches
Synonyms
untidy,
confused,
muddled,
all over the place,
displaced,
out of place,
jumbled,
misplaced,
dislocated,
deranged,
in a mess,
disorganized,
in confusion,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
disarranged,
disarrayed,
out of kilter,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of messy
Definition
dirty
She has very messy hair.
Synonyms
dishevelled,
ruffled,
untidy,
rumpled,
bedraggled,
unkempt,
tousled,
uncombed,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of tousled
a woman with tousled hair, faded jeans and a baggy jacket
Synonyms
dishevelled,
disordered,
tangled,
ruffled,
messed up,
rumpled,
disarranged,
disarrayed
in the sense of unkempt
Definition
untidy or slovenly
The child was unkempt and dirty.
Synonyms
untidy,
scruffy,
dishevelled,
disordered,
messy,
sloppy (informal),
shabby,
rumpled,
bedraggled,
slovenly,
blowsy,
sluttish,
slatternly,
disarranged,
ungroomed,
disarrayed,
frowzy,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of unprotected
Definition
not defended or protected from harm
exposure of unprotected skin to the sun
Synonyms
exposed,
naked,
unshielded,
open,
unsheltered
in the sense of untidy
Definition
not neat
a thin man with untidy hair
Synonyms
unkempt,
dishevelled,
tousled,
disordered,
messy,
ruffled,
scruffy,
rumpled,
bedraggled,
ratty (informal),
straggly,
windblown,
disarranged,
mussed up (informal),
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of windy
Definition
denoting a time or conditions in which there is a strong wind
It was a windy, overcast day.
Synonyms
breezy,
wild,
stormy,
boisterous,
blustering,
windswept,
tempestuous,
blustery,
gusty,
inclement,
squally,
blowy
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