Synonyms for upheaval
ʌpˈhi vəlup·heaval

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1. turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drangnoun

   a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

   "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

   Synonyms:
   agitation, uplift, excitement, upthrust, turbulence, turmoil, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrow, turbulency

2. convulsion, turmoil, upheavalnoun

   a violent disturbance

   "the convulsions of the stock market"

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

3. upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrustnoun

   (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

   Synonyms:
   agitation, uplift, excitement, upthrust, turbulence, turmoil, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrow

4. agitation, excitement, turmoil, upheaval, hullabaloonoun

   disturbance usually in protest

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

Matched Categories

1. • Disorder
   • Disturbance
   • Politics

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1. List of paraphrases for "upheaval":

   turmoil, unrest, agitation, turbulence, disruption, uprising, disorder, coup, dislocation, shake-up, uplift, cataclysm, commotion, chaos, revolution, convulsion

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1. Michael Li:

   This case could cause a nationwide upheaval in state legislatures.

2. Bill Stone:

   Adjusting for seasonality, the gain in the index was driven by lower outflows combined with steady inflows, this indicates that investors are increasing their allocations to hedge funds as markets in the U.S. and abroad are producing uneven returns, including significant upheaval in China and Greece.

3. Joe Biden:

   So many of you feel like you’ve just been forgotten, amid the economic upheaval of the past four decades, too many people have been left behind or treated like they’re invisible. Maybe that’s you, watching at home.

4. Stephen Innes:

   With so many potential supply disruptors in play and few signs that the current market upheaval will end any time soon, traders continue to pay the geopolitical risk premium, oil prices should remain bid ... at least through the Iran nuclear deal deadline (May 12) if not for the remainder of 2018.

5. Leah Keller:

   There’s still a lot going on hormonally and your body has just been through a massive upheaval and transformation.