Synonyms of tumult

tumult

noun

ˈtü-ˌməlt 

1

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

in the tumult of the evacuation from the coast, we accidentally left on the television, which was of course tuned to the local newscast breathlessly reporting on the hurricane we were fleeing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotion
• disturbance
• turmoil
• stir
• hurry
• fuss
• noise
• storm
• clatter
• racket
• hubbub
• hurricane
• bustle
• row
• clutter
• pandemonium
• to-do
• fun
• hoopla
• ruckus
• roar
• uproar
• hullabaloo
• furor
• furore
• rumpus
• zoo
• coil
• squall
• welter
• upheaval
• ruction
• ado
• hurly-burly
• pother
• kerfuffle
• flurry
• bluster
• ballyhoo
• moil
• bother
• whirl
• blather
• unrest
• stew
• helter-skelter
• shindy
• foofaraw
• hurry-scurry
• cacophony
• outcry
• hurly
• clamor
• hoo-ha
• din
• splore
• bobbery
• alarums and excursions
• hubble-bubble
• disorder
• howl
• eruption
• williwaw
• outbreak
• outburst
• do
• hue and cry
• brawl
• flutter
• scuffle
• fray
• melee
• fracas
• fever
• tizzy
• fret
• flare-up
• hassle
• lather
• dither

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• stillness
• calm
• tranquility
• quiet
• hush
• quietude
• order
• orderliness

2

as in upheaval

a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)

the political tumult that swept the American colonies in the late 1700s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• upheaval
• unrest
• revolution
• turmoil
• insurrection
• revolt
• earthquake
• tempest
• storm
• uprising
• convulsion
• paroxysm
• uproar
• rebellion
• mutiny
• cataclysm
• stir
• eruption
• commotion
• insurgency
• upset
• overthrow
• outburst
• subversion
• bouleversement
• outbreak
• spasm
• seizure
• hubbub
• bustle
• to-do
• pandemonium
• ruckus
• row
• furor
• trembling
• fit
• coil
• rout
• squall
• welter
• hurly-burly
• overturn
• hullabaloo
• furore
• bluster
• quaking
• shaking
• fuss
• rocking
• rumpus
• stew
• ruction
• flare-up
• shindy
• bobbery
• williwaw

3

as in roar

a violent shouting

went to the window to see what the great tumult was and discovered a crowd of demonstrators marching down the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roar
• noise
• howl
• outcry
• clamor
• hubbub
• hullabaloo
• uproar
• vociferation
• hue and cry
• racket
• din
• protest
• jangle
• clangor
• outburst
• cri de coeur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• murmur
• rumble
• rumbling
• murmuring
• mumble
• mumbling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tumult

The tumult of these raids, which played out daily on TV and social media, ruined lives and hurt local economies. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

And now, after 30 years of tumult and triumph, Bryan is trying on actual adulthood. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

The tumult of the last two years has revealed that Europe took the benefits of that relationship for granted. — Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

The wide world of Dancing With the Stars has been in tumult ever since judge Carrie Ann Inaba and pro Jenna Johnson engaged in a minor tiff over a particular move in Johnson’s week 5 choreography on Tuesday. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2026