Synonyms for tumultuous
tuˈmʌl tʃu əs, tyu-tu·mul·tuous

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1. tumultuous

   Synonyms:
   disorderly, disturbed, confused, turbulent, agitate, seditious, lawless, riotous, unruly

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1. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

   characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

   "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

   Synonyms:
   luxuriant, profuse, fast, lush, debauched, riotous, libertine, turbulent, dissolute, roiling, disruptive, degraded, roiled, churning, troubled, dissipated, exuberant, roily, degenerate, profligate

   Antonyms:
   quiet

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1. tumultuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   uproarious, riotous, turbulent

2. tumultuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   disturbed, agitated, restless, uneasy, unquiet

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1. tumultuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   disorderly, turbulent, noisy, riotous

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1. List of paraphrases for "tumultuous":

   turbulent, troubled, stormy

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1. George Ratiu:

   As we approach the end of a tumultuous 2021, real estate markets continue to struggle with inventory, homes are selling quickly and prices continue to rise.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   A report was published by special counsel Robert Mueller and we hope that this tumultuous situation will die down and we can finally move on to building more professional, constructive dialogue between Russia and the State Mike Pompeo.

3. Sean LaRochelle:

   Really, it's only been positive feedback. And I think, you know, we live in such a tumultuous time right now and having somebody, or just even seeing a collaborative group of people putting together something that is creative, that's trying to bring some joy to people, I think that that really only helps, especially because of everything that's going on.

4. Michael Deibert:

   Without a functioning Parliament and without a prime minister, I'm afraid it could be a tumultuous time in January.

5. Simon Cusack:

   I was there in Rome on the day when German Steffen set the record and I remember thinking back then,' this one is going to stand for a while'. And it did, for the super-suit era, the sooner it can be erased, the better. It was just a tumultuous time in swimming history and what it did at the time was it made a bit of a joke out of world record standards. It really discriminated against the ones who set the previous ones in the old lycra costumes.