TUMULTS Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

tumults

noun

plural of tumult

as in commotions

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 upheavals

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 noises

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 tumults 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 Even The New York Times has dedicated dozens of headlines to this year’s reality TV tumults. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026

Definition of commotions

Noun

But external leadership quickly devolves if our inner landscapes are left scattered to the wind during massive, often uninvited personal upheavals.

— Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The causes were many, but the upheavals of the post-9/11 world supplied powerful fuel.

— Ayman M. Mohyeldin, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of upheavals

Noun

The aircraft was developed to fly quietly at supersonic speeds without generating sonic booms – the brief, thunder-like noises that occur when anything surpasses the speed of sound.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Officials say people who encounter a wolf should not run, but rather make noises, maintain eye contact and retreat slowly.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of noises

Noun

As global disturbances push up fuel prices and increase uncertainty, a growing majority of people just want stable, affordable power.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Retracing the days leading up to her disappearance, Joseph experiences past and present blurring together, while escalating disturbances in their home point to something far more sinister than grief.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbances

Noun

These job changes seem frightening because past tech revolutions have shut people out.

— Pat Gelsinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
One of the most challenging blind spots in modern leadership is learning how to guide our own internal systems through whirlwind revolutions, life transitions and change.

— Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolutions

Noun

Trains rumble behind the main stadiums, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, while planes approaching and departing from La Guardia Airport bring their stomach-churning roars.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Exactly 60 years after Williams’ induction speech on the steps of the Hall of Fame, Baker walked into the Hall and was greeted by the loud roars of another Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of roars

Noun

About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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