What is another word for upheaval?
Synonyms for upheaval
ʌpˈhi vəlup·heaval
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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agitation, uplift, excitement, upthrust, turbulence, turmoil, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrow, turbulencyconvulsion, turmoil, upheavalnoun
a violent disturbance
"the convulsions of the stock market"
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agitation, uplift, excitement, turbulence, fit, upthrust, paroxysm, tumult, turmoil, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrowupheaval, 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, upthrowagitation, 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
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List of paraphrases for "upheaval":
turmoil, unrest, agitation, turbulence, disruption, uprising, disorder, coup, dislocation, shake-up, uplift, cataclysm, commotion, chaos, revolution, convulsion
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1931 | fit | |
#3771 | revolution | |
#5268 | disorder | |
#6866 | chaos | |
#9726 | excitement | |
#13853 | inflammation | |
#15079 | disruption | |
#15796 | coup | |
#19647 | turbulence | |
#20483 | excitation | |
#23324 | turmoil | |
#24114 | unrest | |
#24884 | fermentation | |
#25391 | uprising | |
#28106 | agitation | |
#30734 | uplift | |
#34106 | dislocation | |
#35039 | commotion | |
#43008 | upheaval | |
#48908 | hullabaloo | |
#49238 | fervor | |
#60296 | ferment | |
#61744 | tumult | |
#75313 | exhilaration | |
#84068 | cataclysm | |
#88613 | fervour | |
#106260 | convulsion | |
#156236 | paroxysm |
How to use upheaval in a sentence?
There’s still a lot going on hormonally and your body has just been through a massive upheaval and transformation.
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.
In a time of global upheaval, the Holy Father's message of compassion and human dignity has moved people of all faiths and backgrounds, his teachings, prayers, and very example bring us back to the blessings of simple things and our obligations to one another.
It was a huge emotional upheaval leaving that family, but would I want to go back and do more ? Not on your life.
The country is going through a political upheaval and we are trying to avoid turning it into a financial crisis, our main task is to provide vital needs to the country. Because of the two weeks of closure due to security concerns, we had requests piling up. We don't have a policy of restrictions but we are prioritizing.
Translations for upheaval
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- Umbruch, Aufruhr, Erhebung, AufwölbungGerman
- αναστάτωσηGreek
- surgimiento, convulsiónSpanish
- kumous, mullistusFinnish
- soulèvement, surrection, bouleversementFrench
- उथल-पुथलHindi
- agitazione, sollevamentoItalian
- беспорядок, смещение, поднятие, бунт, возмущение, подъём, сдвиг, переворотRussian
- omstörtning, omvälvning, kaos, omvälvningSwedish
- 动荡Chinese
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