tempestuous | Definition of tempestuous

1 marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity

order was restored to the court after the judge put a stop to the defendant's tempestuous outburst

Synonyms of tempestuous

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

Words Related to tempestuous

barbarous, brutal, savage, vicious

antagonistic, hostile

aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

combustible, volatile

agitated, frantic, frenzied, mad

cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, ruinous

Near Antonyms of tempestuous

calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil

nonbelligerent, unaggressive

Antonyms of tempestuous

nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

2 marked by sudden or violent disturbance

in terms of social change, the 1960s are generally considered the most tempestuous decade in recent American history

Synonyms of tempestuous

cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), convulsive, stormy, tumultuous, turbulent

Words Related to tempestuous

fitful, spasmodic, sporadic

boisterous, clamorous, furious, noisy, riotous

Near Antonyms of tempestuous

calm, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled

3 marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements

we spent a tempestuous night stranded on the summit of the mountain

Synonyms of tempestuous

rough, rugged, stormy, tumultuous, turbulent, wild

Words Related to tempestuous

blustering, blustery, raging, violent

brutal, harsh, severe

roily, unquiet, unsettled

bleak, inclement, nasty, raw, squally

Near Antonyms of tempestuous

calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil

bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

4 marked by wet and windy conditions

stay indoors this weekend as the weather promises to be tempestuous

Synonyms of tempestuous

bleak, dirty, foul, inclement, nasty, raw, rough, squally, stormy, turbulent

Words Related to tempestuous

blowy, blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, windblown, windswept

cloudy, overcast, sunless

rainy, snowy

foggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupy

Near Antonyms of tempestuous

rainless

balmy, calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, pleasant, serene

Antonyms of tempestuous

bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

Synonyms and Antonyms of tempestuous

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