Synonyms for turbulence
ˈtɜr byə lənstur·bu·lence

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. turbulence

   Synonyms:
   agitation, alarm, anxiety, care, distress, disturbance, eagerness, emotion, excitement, feeling, frenzy, fury, passion, sensibility, sensitiveness, storm, susceptibility, sympathy, vehemence, violence

   Antonyms:
   apathy, calmness, composure, immobility, impassibility, indifference, insensibility, lethargy, phlegm, quietness, quietude, sluggishness, stillness, stoicism, tranquillity, unconcern, unfeelingness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. turbulence, turbulencynoun

   unstable flow of a liquid or gas

   Synonyms:
   upheaval, turbulency

2. turbulencenoun

   instability in the atmosphere

   Synonyms:
   upheaval, turbulency

3. 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, turmoil, convulsion, hullabaloo, upthrow, upheaval, turbulency

Matched Categories

1. • Bad Weather
   • Physical Phenomenon

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rough seas

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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1. turbulencenoun

   Synonyms:
   tumult, uproar, disturbance, turmoil, commotion, disorder, confusion

2. turbulencenoun

   Synonyms:
   riot, sedition, mutiny, insurrection, rebellion

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1. List of paraphrases for "turbulence":

   turmoil, unrest, upheaval, churning, disturbance, instability, disruption, agitation, volatility, disorder

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1. List of known nicknames for "Turbulence":

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How to use turbulence in a sentence?

1. Sam Khater:

   Turbulence in the financial markets is putting significant downward pressure on rates, which should benefit borrowers in the short term.

2. Janelle Wilson:

   It was between 1 and two hours after we left LA and all of a sudden the plane went through a violent turbulence and then completely up-ended and we were nosediving, we were all lifted from our seats immediately and we were in a free fall. It was that feeling like when you are at the top of a rollercoaster and you’ve just gone over the edge of the peak and you start heading down.

3. Lorne Baring:

   Investors have a glimmer of hope from the fact that in Alexis Tsipras' speech he still refers to a deal being struck. And with the removal of Yanis Varoufakis as finance minister, there is clearly an intent to improve relations with the Troika creditor group, however, in the face of the Greek tragedy and China market turbulence, investors still have plenty to worry about.

4. United States:

   Over the past few days, the US has hyped up the threat of war and created tension, which has severely impacted economic and social stability and people's lives in Ukraine and added obstacles to the dialogue and negotiation of relevant parties, such persistent inciting and spreading of false information by some people in the United States and the West have only added more turbulence and uncertainty to the world full of challenges, and intensified mistrust and division.

5. Sara Nelson:

   We have flight attendants who have been thrown into the ceiling and then back down several times, resulting in broken limbs. In the aisle, with unannounced turbulence, we had people who lost toes, or lost the ability to work, or sustained injuries that kept them off the job for years.