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tumultuous
[too-muhl-choo-uhs, tyoo-]
adjective
full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar.
a tumultuous celebration.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy.
a tumultuous crowd of students.
Synonyms:Antonyms: ,highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.
Synonyms:Antonyms: ,
tumultuous
/ ːˈʌʊə /
adjective
uproarious, riotous, or turbulent
a tumultuous welcome
greatly agitated, confused, or disturbed
a tumultuous dream
making a loud or unruly disturbance
tumultuous insurgents
Other Word Forms
- tumultuously adverb
- tumultuousness noun
- nontumultuous adjective
- nontumultuously adverb
- nontumultuousness noun
- untumultuous adjective
- untumultuously adverb
- untumultuousness noun
- ٳˈܱٳܴdzܲԱ noun
- ٳˈܱٳܴdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of tumultuous1
Example Sentences
The tumultuous events of the past week have also given her an opportunity for a reset after the Palisades fire.
The message they deliver to visitors could be "welcome to Serbia, our recent history has been tumultuous and complicated – and we still haven't quite finished processing it".
Her tumultuous arc was as dramatically compelling for the audience as it was for Abela herself.
We follow her through her tumultuous final semester of high school.
Andrew was being bombarded by the breaking waves, tumbling in the tumultuous North Sea.
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