Synonyms of upheavals

upheavals

noun

plural of upheaval

as in revolutions

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

the government can no longer control the social upheaval brought about by the collapse of the country's economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revolutions
• earthquakes
• revolts
• insurrections
• uprisings
• storms
• turmoils
• convulsions
• rebellions
• tempests
• cataclysms
• tumults
• paroxysms
• mutinies
• uproars
• eruptions
• insurgencies
• upsets
• outbursts
• stirs
• commotions
• subversions
• bouleversements
• outbreaks
• spasms
• seizures
• overthrows
• overturns
• ructions
• flare-ups
• rows
• coils
• fits
• bustles
• squalls
• furors
• routs
• shindies
• bluster
• stews
• furores
• ruckuses
• welters
• williwaws
• fusses
• hubbubs
• pandemoniums
• shindys
• rumpuses
• hullabaloos
• to-dos
• hurly-burlies
• bobberies