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tempestuous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms 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

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