tumultuous

adjective

tu·mul·tu·ous tu̇-ˈməl-chə-wəs

tyu̇-,

tə-,

-chəs;

-ˈməlch-wəs

Synonyms of tumultuous next

: marked by tumult : loud, excited, and emotional

tumultuous applause

: tending or disposed to cause or incite a tumult

the laws … were violated by a tumultuous faction—

Edward Gibbon

: marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval

tumultuous passions

tumultuously adverb

tumultuousness noun

Examples of tumultuous in a Sentence

For someone with such a tumultuous inner world, the muscular choice-is-all school of moral philosophy could not be satisfactory. —

Martha C. Nussbaum, New Republic, 31 Dec. 2001

The tumultuous sensual undercurrent of the Orient had, like water in the desert, gone underground and though perhaps it bubbled up behind courtyard walls, in public places it kept out of sight. —

Leila Hadley, Give Me the World, (1958) 1999

The teams walked onto the field to tumultuous applause. —

J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1999

We were not accustomed to loran, and to pick up a buoy, as I now did with my binoculars, after thirty days of tumultuous seas, at precisely the time and angle that our charted position led us to anticipate, struck me as nothing short of miraculous. —

Louis Auchincloss, "Atlantic War," in Authors at Sea, Robert Shenk, ed., 1997

The returning astronauts were given a tumultuous welcome. The room filled with tumultuous applause.

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Since then, the couple has been engaged in a tumultuous online battle, including allegations of abuse and fraudulent spending. —

Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 Shares of video game publisher Electronic Arts have seen tumultuous times as of late, losing ground for the 11th straight session on Monday. —

Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024 McCain, her late father and Trump have long had a tumultuous relationship. —

Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024 But the outcome at the end of a tumultuous week had been uncertain after Trump had insisted the deal include an increase in the government’s borrowing limit. —

Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tumultuous