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tumultuous

[ too-muhl-choo-uhs, tyoo- ]

adjective

  1. full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar:

    a tumultuous celebration.

    Synonyms: violent, turbulent, uproarious

    Antonyms: quiet, calm

  2. raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy:

    a tumultuous crowd of students.

    Synonyms: boisterous

    Antonyms: quiet, calm

  3. highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.

    Synonyms: unquiet

    Antonyms: quiet, calm



tumultuous

/ tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs /

adjective

  1. uproarious, riotous, or turbulent

    a tumultuous welcome

  2. greatly agitated, confused, or disturbed

    a tumultuous dream

  3. making a loud or unruly disturbance

    tumultuous insurgents



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Derived Forms

  • tuˈmultuousness, noun
  • tuˈmultuously, adverb

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Other Words From

  • tu·multu·ous·ly adverb
  • tu·multu·ous·ness noun
  • nontu·multu·ous adjective
  • nontu·multu·ous·ly adverb
  • nontu·multu·ous·ness noun
  • untu·multu·ous adjective
  • untu·multu·ous·ly adverb
  • untu·multu·ous·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tumultuous1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin tumultuōsus, from tumultu(s) tumult + -ōsus -ous

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Example Sentences

William Marshal was born in 1147, and his life was tumultuous from the beginning.

Exploring the pangs of this tumultuous relationship is what most attracted Kent to this project.

And by 1918 there had been a tumultuous upheaval of the four dynasties that dominated East and Central Europe.

Ferdinand Cheval was born the son of peasants in the tumultuous, newly democratic France.

The decision to cease operations at the multi-site church is the culmination of a tumultuous year.

To describe the joy, the intense and tumultuous delight of that moment, were beyond the power of words.

Upon its tumultuous volume they swept forward, side by side… striking out wildly.

Ethel's mind was in too irritated and tumultuous a state for her to derive her usual solace from Cube Root.

Every moment the mob increased in density, and with difficulty the coaches wormed their way through the tumultuous gatherings.

But the majority were occupied with the terrible fate of Henrietta, or were watching the tumultuous crowd outside.

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