ferment

ferment

noun

Definition of FERMENT

a disturbed or uneasy state <the city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the airborne invasion that was sure to come>

Synonyms disquiet, ferment, fermentation, restiveness, restlessness, Sturm und Drang, turmoil, uneasiness, unquietness

Related Words fidgets; agitation, commotion, confusion, excitement, hubbub, moil, stir, storm, trouble, tumult, tumultuousness, turbulence, upheaval, uproar, unsettlement; disruption, perturbation; agitation, anxiety, disquietude, inquietude, queasiness, tension, unease; anarchy, chaos, disorder, welter

Near Antonyms order, orderliness

Antonyms calm, ease, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity (or tranquility)