Synonyms of tumult

tumult

noun

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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

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