Synonyms for Tropical (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)):
tropic, tropic
WordNet sense 2 (of or existing at or near the geographic equator):
equatorial
WordNet sense 3 ((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech):
figurative, nonliteral
WordNet sense 4 (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning):
hot
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