tumultuousness

noun

Definition of tumultuousnessnext
as in turbulence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tumultuousness
  1. turbulence
  2. upheaval
  3. excitement
  4. tumult
  5. commotion
  6. confusion
  7. agitation
  8. unsettlement
Noun
  • While many may believe the days of pandemics are behind us, a new bird flu epidemic could threaten that assumption, leading to more economic turbulence.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Hu’s key insight was that economic growth was not enough to power the Chinese state; without the legitimacy afforded by political reform and democratization, China would experience turbulence in its modernization and development.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of turbulence
Noun
  • The political upheaval comes at a difficult moment for Canada.
    ROB GILLIES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • World & Nation Canada’s Trudeau announces resignation after nearly a decade as prime minister Jan. 6, 2025 The political upheaval comes at a difficult moment for Canada.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of upheaval
Noun
  • Jones: Even with the lingering contract questions over Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, the optimism and excitement surrounding Liverpool is infectious.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Player props continue to be most popular with the watch and wager action driving fan engagement and entertainment while adding more enjoyment and excitement to the action.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of excitement
Noun
  • The board has turned over almost completely amid tumult at the agency.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
  • December 28, 2023: Grande uploaded an end-of-year post on her Instagram story, reflecting on a challenging yet transformative year, implicitly addressing the tumult surrounding her personal life.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of tumult
Noun
  • The girl heard the sounds of a commotion coming from a bedroom and could hear her mother yelling and pleading, a detective wrote.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Washington used a different kind of commotion to catch the Falcons slipping at the end of the game, as well.
    Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • This creates immense confusion about how we’re supposed to store and ship our online orders.
    Benjamin Adams, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Here are three important steps that can make a difference: Simplify access to affordable internet programs: Right now, the USF includes several different programs to help people get connected, but they’re scattered across multiple agencies, creating confusion and frustration.
    Randy Ray, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • Well, to go back to lame culinary school lingo, because agitation promotes crystallization.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Be aware that non-methylated B vitamins have the potential to cause these same side effects — which include anxiety, agitation, irritability, headaches, nausea, neuropathy, insomnia, and achiness.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of agitation
Noun
  • The third one is transgenerational trauma; the fact that this sense of dispossession, this sense of insecurity, this sense of unsettlement is transferred from generation to generation.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The first sign of unsettlement is when Carl starts bringing mismatched chairs to Jody’s shop, where the play takes place, claiming his own apartment is too small.
    ELISABETH VINCENTELLI, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
Definition of unsettlement
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