tumultuous
adjectiveDefinition of tumultuous
1
: marked by tumult : loud, excited, and emotional
tumultuous applause
2
: tending or disposed to cause or incite a tumult
the laws … were violated by a tumultuous faction— Edward Gibbon
3
: marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval
tumultuous passions
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Synonyms for tumultuous
Synonyms
cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), convulsive, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent
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Examples of tumultuous in a Sentence
For someone with such a tumultuous inner world, the muscular choice-is-all school of moral philosophy could not be satisfactory.
— Martha C. Nussbaum, New Republic, 31 Dec. 2001
The tumultuous sensual undercurrent of the Orient had, like water in the desert, gone underground and though perhaps it bubbled up behind courtyard walls, in public places it kept out of sight.
— Leila Hadley, Give Me the World, (1958) 1999
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But last September was tumultuous for Smith and Winfield. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Gophers football boosted by returns of Rodney Smith and Antoine Winfield," 23 Aug. 2019 But for studios not named Disney, at least at this point, the summer season's turned out to be especially tumultuous in terms of family programming. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "Has Disney Cornered the Family Film Market as Rivals Hit Summer Slumps?," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tumultuous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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