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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Trump found success with Hispanics despite a tumultuous last phase of the campaign that included insults to Latinos and Puerto Rico, awkward comments about women voters, and violent rhetoric toward political opponents. —

David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024 But their relationship was a tumultuous one and the pair fought bitterly, as O’Neal detailed in his 2012 memoir, Both of Us: My Life With Farrah. —

Eric Andersson, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 The upcoming Gladiator sequel featuring Mescal, Washington, and Nielsen is set to premiere in theaters this Friday, serving as a continuation of the original film decades later after its tumultuous ending. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tumultuous