The country was in a state of upheaval.
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Upheaval
/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/
Synonyms for "upheaval" (220 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Noun(9 words)
turmoilupliftagitationcapsizingcataclysmscivil disorderclassroom revolutionarinesscommotionsconflagration
about faceabout-faceaccommodationadaptationadjustmentalterationameliorationapoplexyapostasyapotheosisascentassumptionbeatificationbettermentblazebouleversementbrawlbreakbreakupburst
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canonizationcataclysmcatastrophechangechange of heartchangeablenesschaosclamorclimaxcommotionconfusionconstructive changecontinuity
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
chaotic situation
Strong matches (66)
Noun(18 words)
convulsingconvulsioncreashakderangingdestabilizingdislocationsdisplacementdisquietdisruptiondisruption of community structuredisturbancedramaearthquakeearthquakesenglish revolutionexcitementfermentshullabaloo
Verb(2 words)
create chaosdisrupting
Adjective(1 words)
historic societal change
Related words (110)
improvementirruptionliftingmeliorationmitigationmodificationmodulationoutbreakoutburstoutcryoverthrowoverturnparoxysmprostrationquakequalificationradical changeraisingre creationre-creation
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realignmentrearingredesignreformreformationremakingrenewalreshapingrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionsabotageseizureshiftspasmstirringstormstrokesubversionsudden changesursum cordaswitchtemblortempesttidal wavetornadototal changetransitiontsunamitumultturnturnaboutunrestupbuoyingupcastupliftupliftinguppinguprearingupsetupthrowupthrustupturnvariationvarietyviolent changewhirlwindworsening
Noun(32 words)
joltsmost radical shiftmost revolutionarilyputschesrearrangementrevolutionarily changedrevolutionary changerevolutionary overthrowrevolutionsriotseismseismic shiftshakeupshakeupsshiftstate of disorderstate of tumultsturm und drangtectonic upheavetempests
Adjective(8 words)
major political changemass unrestpolitical chaospopular uprisingprecipitous changeviolent overthrowviolent revolutionwild ride
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6 entriescrustal displacementeconomic upheavalfault movementpolitical upheavalsocial upheavaltectonic uplift
Collocations
6 entrieseconomic upheavalgeological upheavalmajor upheavalpolitical upheavalsocial upheavaltectonic upheaval
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The Industrial Revolution caused a great upheaval in society.
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Last week's financial upheaval hit Wall Street, the nation and the world pretty hard, but many people in New York kept their tough, impervious, can-do attitude alive and well.
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That upheaval greatly accelerated Mary's brother's baldness.
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