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adjective
1.
full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration.
2.
raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous crowd of students.
3.
highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.
Related forms
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
EXPANDSynonyms
1. uproarious, turbulent, violent. 2. boisterous. 3. unquiet.
1. uproarious, turbulent, violent. 2. boisterous. 3. unquiet.
Antonyms
1–3 calm, quiet.
1–3 calm, quiet.
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Word Origin & History
tumultuous
1540s, from O.Fr. tumultuous (Mod.Fr. tumultueux), from L. tumultuosus, from tumultus (see tumult).
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