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 thousands of square miles of mountain watershed around us, the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos, are as steep as roller coasters, and the rain funnels off them in tumults. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Vitale arrives at Emporio following a period of such professional tumult that his future employment became a cause célèbre. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2026

That decision, had it been followed through, would have resulted in the match being forfeited and a tumult of political and financial ramifications. — James Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

This long tail was a musical tether to the past amid the inevitable tumult of change. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026