tumultuous
/tjʊˈmʌltjʊəs
/adjective
1Making an uproar or loud, confused noise: tumultuous applause...
- Sets of fans from either side are roaring on their team, the tumultuous noise drowning out the chill.
- There was a sudden burst of tumultuous noise from the concert area.
- Rimna held his hands up for silence, not even trying to speak over the tumultuous noise.
Synonyms
loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering, ear-shattering, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, uproarious, noisy, clamorous, vociferous
1.1Excited, confused, or disorderly: a tumultuous crowd a tumultuous personal life...
- This sets the stage for the Fisher's often tumultuous personal matters.
- She was affected by the often tumultuous personal lives of her children.
- Jeffrey was a tumultuous drinker and people would come from all around to watch him put it away.
Synonyms
tempestuous, stormy, turbulent, in turmoil, passionate, intense, explosive, violent, volatile, full of upheavals, full of ups and downs, roller-coaster, exciting;
hectic, chaotic, confused
disorderly, unruly, rowdy, uncontrolled, out of control, unrestrained, turbulent, boisterous, excited, agitated, restless, in turmoil, wild, riotous, hysterical, frenzied
British informal rumbustious
Derivatives
tumultuously
- The citizens must rush tumultuously to arms, without concert, without system, without resource; except in their courage and despair.
- ‘Riot’ is defined as ‘an unlawful assembly that has begun to disturb the peace tumultuously.’
- It was as if the world was a blur - turning tumultuously, moving at the speed of light all around him, and he was merely there in physical existence.
tumultuousness
Origin
Mid 16th century: from Old French tumultuous or Latin tumultuosus, from tumultus (see tumult).