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. Rachel Bovard:

   Senate Democrats are rolling into an election with a historically unpopular president and no answers to a tumultuous economy, inflation at the highest point in decades, and food, housing, and gas prices through the roof, that, more than anything, is determinative of where they may end up electorally.

2. Chris Barron:

   Trump’s absurd utterances to illustrate the president’s tumultuous inner life of paranoia, narcissism and xenophobia.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   Republican leadership can't get its tumultuous president on board with anything, the breakdown of compromise is poisoning this Congress and it all comes down to President Trump.

4. 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.

5. Usamah Bhatti:

   Japanese manufacturers signalled a broad stabilisation in operating conditions at the end of a tumultuous year.