Synonyms for Turmoil | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "turmoil" (259 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Noun(16 words)

chaos disorder upheaval agitation agitations bedlam bedlams bordello chaosescivil disordercommotions conflagration confusion convulsing convulsion convulsions

ado agitation ailment anarchism anarcho-syndicalism anarchy antinomianism anxiety anxiousness arsy-varsiness bedlam bluster bobbery boil boiling bother brawl broil brouhaha bust

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bustle cacophony chaos churn clamor clatter clutter commotion confusion conturbation

Verb(2 words)

careeningcreate chaos

Adjective(4 words)

chaotic activitychaotic atmospherechaotic situationchaotic society

Strong matches (78)

Verb(1 words)

create disarray

criminal syndicalismdiscomposure disorder disorderliness disorganization disquiet disquietude disruption distress disturbance dither donnybrookdonnybrook fairdustup ebullience ebullition eddy effervescence embroilment excitement

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fanaticism farrago feery-fary ferment fermentation fever feverishness fidgets flap flurry fluster flutteration foment fomentation foofaraw fracasfree-for-allfrenzy fume furor furore fury fuss hash hasslehelter skelterhelter-skelter higgledy-piggledy hodgepodge hubbubhurly burlyhurly-burly hurryhurry scurryhurry-scurryhysteron proteroninquietude jitteriness jitters jumble jumpiness

Noun(12 words)

crisis delirium disturbance earthquake excitement ferments havoc hullabaloo hurricanes inferno instabilities kelter

Adjective(3 words)

economic upheaval contextextreme chaosgreat disarray

Preposition(1 words)

in chaos

Related words (129)

Noun(34 words)

lack of ordermadhouse madhouses maelstromsmajor upheavalmost unorderedquake riot roiling shambles shemozzlesocial upheavalstate of confusionstate of disarraystate of disorderstate of tumulttailspin tempest tempests throe

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tizzy tornados troubles tumult tumults unrest upheavals upheaving uproarviolent upheavalvortexes whirlpool whirlpools whirls

lather litterlynch lawmaelstrom malaise melee mess mishmash misrulemob lawmob rulemobocracy moil motion nerviness nervosity nervousness nihilism noise ochlocracy

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Adjective(8 words)

mass unrestpolitical chaosrandom chaosstormy seassudden political upheavalutter chaosutter disarraywild ride

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

13 entries

agitation commotion condition disorder disruption disturbance flutter hoo-ha hoo-hahhurly burlykerfuffle state to-do

More specific

6 entries

civil unresteconomic turmoilfinancial crisisorganizational crisispolitical turmoilstreet riot

Collocations

6 entries

economic turmoilemotional turmoilgreat turmoilin turmoilnational turmoilperiod of turmoil

Inflections

1 entries

turmoils

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.

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The carp's longevity is unmolested by the turmoil of the millipede.

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Climate change, civil war, financial hardship, and infrastructural chaos have all caused turmoil in this country.

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Tom's outward appearance belies the inner turmoil he's going through.

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