Synonyms for turmoil
ˈtɜr mɔɪltur·moil

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1. turmoilnoun

   Synonyms:
   disorder, chaos

2. turmoilnoun

   A state of great disorder or uncertainty.

   Synonyms:
   chaos, disorder

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1. convulsion, turmoil, upheavalnoun

   a violent disturbance

   "the convulsions of the stock market"

   Synonyms:
   agitation, uplift, excitement, turbulence, fit, upthrust, paroxysm, tumult, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrow, upheaval

2. tumult, turmoilnoun

   violent agitation

   Synonyms:
   agitation, commotion, ruction, convulsion, rumpus, tumult, hullabaloo, din, garboil, ruckus, uproar, tumultuousness, excitement, upheaval

3. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun

   disturbance usually in protest

   Synonyms:
   fervor, upthrow, upthrust, tempestuousness, turbulence, excitement, unrest, ferment, hullabaloo, uplift, excitation, agitation, exhilaration, fervour, fermentation, convulsion, tumult, upheaval, inflammation

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1. • Agitation
   • Disturbance

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1. turmoilnoun

   Synonyms:
   tumult, agitation, disturbance, disorder, turbulence, confusion, commotion, uproar, bustle, huddle, hurly-burly

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1. turmoilnoun

   Synonyms:
   commotion, uproar, tumult, turbulence, agitation

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1. List of paraphrases for "turmoil":

   turbulence, unrest, storm, upheaval, agitation, chaos, tourmente, disorder, crisis, disturbance, confusion, uproar, disturbances, disruption, instability, commotion, sedition, restlessness, tumult, strife, disorders, ferment, disarray, dislocation

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1. Scott Brown:

   Despite the good GDP numbers that we saw today, September largely seems off the table because of the turmoil that we've seen in the past week.

2. Amelia Barr:

   ...solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life we receive counsels and comforts, we get under no other condition...

3. Todd Hoffman:

   People don’t know this, but gold is found in every single cell phone, there’s industrial uses for gold … [With] currencies going up and down, and you have a lot of turmoil in the world, it’s a very safe place, I believe. I’m not trying to give financial advice, but I think you need to have some of your money in gold. And I mean physical gold, not gold paper. You need to get it in your hands.

4. Lawrence Gostin:

   The risk of holding the Olympic Games is lower than the risk of cancelling or postponing( them) due to the economic and political turmoil it would cause in Brazil.

5. Samuel Alito:

   In sum, the concurrence’s quest for a middle way would only put off the day when we would be forced to confront the question we now decide. The turmoil wrought by Roe and Casey would be prolonged, it is far better—for this Court and the country—to face up to the real issue without further delay.