riptide

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UK, US/ˈɹɪp.taɪd/

noun

A particularly strong tidal current.

“This beach suffers from a riptide that can easily sweep you out to sea.”

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rip currentriptide ripcrosscurrentcountercurrent
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Meanings

nounriptide (plural riptides)

plural riptides · alternative rip tide

  1. A particularly strong tidal current.

    Synonyms: rip current

  2. proscribedsometimesA rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore.

    This beach suffers from a riptide that can easily sweep you out to sea.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA particularly strong tidal current.

Similar
rip current

More synonyms by meaning

nouna stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

Similar
riptide ripcrosscurrentcountercurrent
Broader
turbulenceturbulency

nouna strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore

Similar
rip current
Broader
currentstream
Also see
countercurrentcrosscurrentriprip currenttide riptiderip

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rip + tide.

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Translations

Finnish voimakas vuorovesivirtaus
  • voimakas vuorovesivirtausstrong tidal flow
Polish prąd odpływowy
  • prąd odpływowystrong tidal flow
Portuguese correnteza
  • correntezastrong tidal flow
Spanish resaca
  • resacastrong tidal flow

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tiderippteriid
Cite this entry
APA

riptide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riptide

MLA

“riptide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riptide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riptide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riptide.

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