tempestuous
adjective
, -ˈpesh-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for tempestuous
Synonyms
bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, stormy, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, volcanic
Antonyms
nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful
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Such a move would inflame China’s already tempestuous relationship with the United States, possibly triggering economic sanctions. — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, "Why Beijing Is So Reluctant To Suppress Protests in Hong Kong," 19 Aug. 2019 Except for the tempestuous opening notes, however, Kalmar’s performance proved straightforward at best, pallid at worst. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Classical reviews: Perlman’s triumph at Ravinia; Grant Park’s disappointing finale," 18 Aug. 2019 The television show, available on demand, also launched a new creative partnership—thankfully a much less tempestuous one—between the show’s supervising music producer/music director/composer Alex Lacamoire and music supervisor Steven Gizicki. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, "'Hamilton's' Alex Lacamoire and 'La La Land's' Steven Gizicki on 'Fosse/Verdon's' Dream Musical Collaboration," 18 June 2019 In arguing for the changes, Erdogan’s supporters had invoked Turkey’s history of tempestuous politics, current security threats and the need to streamline an unwieldy bureaucracy. — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, "As Erdogan prepares for new term, Turkey dismisses more than 18,000 civil servants," 8 July 2018 The finding is providing a glimpse into the tempestuous nature of our solar system before terrestrial planets like the Earth and Mars were formed. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "These diamonds are from one of our solar system's 'lost planets'," 17 May 2018 Richter is terrific as the troubled, tempestuous youngster. — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Free Willy': THR's 1993 Review," 16 July 2019 All that's missing now is a tempestuous English striker who joins Almiron on his journey from Newcastle to Real Madrid. — SI.com, "Twitter Reacts as Real Madrid Recreate Plot of 'Goal!' With Pursuit of Newcastle's Miguel Almiron," 22 June 2019 The tempestuous weather here in Northern California calls for a versatile defense—and lately I’ve been reaching for this anorak, which uses a waterproof cotton originally designed to protect Royal Air Force pilots against wind and rain. — Sunset Staff, Sunset, "Slather This Sauce, Peep These Petals, and 7 Other Things You Should See & Do This Memorial Day Weekend," 22 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tempestuous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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