Thesaurus: tumultuous

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1. a. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent.
2. a. Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting.
3. a. Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed.
4. a. Turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech.
5. adj. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
6. 1. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent. The flight became wild and tumultuous. Macaulay. 2. Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting. 3. Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed. His dire attempt, which, nigh the birth Now rolling, boils in his tumultuous breast. Milton. 4. Turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech. Syn. -- Disorderly; irregular; noisy; confused; turbulent; violent; agitated; disturbed; boisterous; lawless; riotous; seditious. -- Tu*mul"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Tu*mul"tu*ous*ness, n.
7. j:100 s characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination