TUMULT Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

tumult

noun

ˈtü-ˌməlt

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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of tumult When Pinatubo started convulsing and belching steam in April of that year, scientists from the United States and the Philippines deployed an array of instruments that tracked the volcano’s inner tumult. —

Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026 Because sugar plantations were so large and enslaved populations were so preponderant, whites feared that any tumult would end with their heads on pikes. —

Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Since last summer, the agency’s tumult was widely known and a source of frustration for lawmakers and Abbott’s office – and something Opiela was aware of days before Bingaman was dismissed. —

Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026 And despite the wins, some Republicans see the tumult as more of a liability for 2026. —

Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tumult

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Those seated in the gunner or engineer positions will also be treated to additional clips of Grogu via their adjacent flight panels, the young alien here portrayed as something of a playful pet of a child who is exaggeratedly chill during the commotion.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
Someone would start a cheer, others would join in, and the commotion would attract a new wave of attention, phones open to streaming apps, the entire scene straddling the line between performance and audience.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 20 May 2026