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turbulent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of turbulent

1 marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity

  • the turbulent struggle for civil rights that shook up American society in the 1960s
Synonyms of turbulent

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, tempestuous, tumultuous, violent, volcanic
Words Related to turbulent

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 turbulent

calm, halcyon, pacific, serene, tranquil

nonbelligerent, unaggressive
Antonyms of turbulent

nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

2 marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements

  • the turbulent rapids of the river were certainly daunting to those of us who were new to river rafting
Synonyms of turbulent

rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, wild
Words Related to turbulent

blustering, blustery, raging, violent

brutal, harsh, severe

roily, unquiet, unsettled

bleak, inclement, nasty, raw, squally
Near Antonyms of turbulent

calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, tranquil

bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

3 marked by wet and windy conditions

  • expect turbulent weather as the cold front brings rain and sleet
Synonyms of turbulent

bleak, dirty, foul, inclement, nasty, raw, rough, squally, stormy, tempestuous
Words Related to turbulent

blowy, blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, windblown, windswept

cloudy, overcast, sunless

rainy, snowy

foggy, hazy, misty, murky, soupy
Near Antonyms of turbulent

rainless

balmy, calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, pleasant, serene
Antonyms of turbulent

bright, clear, clement, cloudless, fair, sunny, sunshiny, unclouded

4 marked by sudden or violent disturbance

  • these are turbulent, dangerous times in a region known for being a powder keg
Synonyms of turbulent

cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), convulsive, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous
Words Related to turbulent

fitful, spasmodic, sporadic

boisterous, clamorous, furious, noisy, riotous
Near Antonyms of turbulent

calm, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled

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