Upheaving

Synonyms for "upheaving" (31 found)

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Closest matches (7)

cataclysmic disastrous

Noun(5 words)

disrupt disruption disruptive disturb disturbance

Strong matches (9)

Noun(7 words)

elevating elevation heave heaving hoist lift lifting

jerky orgasmic

Related words (15)

Noun(13 words)

raise raising riseshake upstir uptumultuous turmoil unsettling upheaval uplift upliftingupward movementvolatile

spasmodic spastic

Related word relations

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

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More general

15 entries

adjective attribute change descriptor disturbanceearth movementearth science concepteventgeologic processgeologic termmodifier movephysical science termprocess qualifier

More specific

17 entries

earthshakingeconomic upheavalground raisegroundshaking hoistisostatic reboundlandrise liftpolitical upheavalraiseshake upsocial upheavalsoil heavestir uptectonic upliftuplift

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

17 entries

earth upliftearthshaking eventgeologic upheavinggradual upheavingground upliftrapid upheavingsudden upheavingtectonic shifttectonic upheavingturbulent periodupheaving changesupheaving coastupheaving groundupheaving landscapeupheaving policyupheaving soil

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Inflections

5 entries

more upheavingmost upheavingupheaved upheaves upheavings

Derivations

6 entries

upheaval upheave upheaved upheavement upheaver upheaves

Sample sentences

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With great social, political, and religious upheavings, it is trying to escape from the thraldom of the dark ages.

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