tumultuous

Meaning

1. Characterized by loud, confused noise.
2. Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent.

Synonyms

noisy

boisterous

uproarious

riotous

turbulent

clamorous

stormy

loud

confused

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blustering

chaotic

vociferous

disorderly

troubled

disordered

tempestuous

disruptive

rough

squally

clownish

thundering

troublous

choppy

blustery

tumultuary

Babylonic

furious

ruptive

obstreperous

raging

rampageous

rowdy

scattered

squalling

Translations

tumultuoso

tumultuoso

tumultueux

stürmisch

tumultuoso

turbulent

ungestüm

woest

lärmend

turbulent

dérangeant

turbulent

صاخب

ταραχώδης

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tjʊˈmʌl.tjʊ.əs/

Etymology

Cognate with French: tumultueux

In summary

From Old French tumultuous (modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultuōsus (“restless, turbulent”), from tumultus (“disturbance, uproar, violent commotion, tumult; agitation, disturbance, excitement”) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns).