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. State John Kerry:

   A united Cyprus will stand as a beacon of hope in a tumultuous part of the world.

2. Adam Johnson:

   For his hard work and his success in leading NetJets through a very tumultuous economic period, Jordan has earned our sincerest thanks and best wishes for his next endeavors.

3. Michael Deibert:

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

4. 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.

5. 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.