Thesaurus
turbulent
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of TURBULENT
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marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity <the turbulent struggle for civil rights that shook up American society in the 1960s>
Synonyms bang-bang, blood-and-guts, convulsive, cyclonic, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hammer-and-tongs, hot, knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out), paroxysmal, rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, volcanic
Related Words barbarous, brutal, savage, vicious; antagonistic, hostile; aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent; combustible, volatile; agitated, frantic, frenzied, mad; cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), destructive, ruinous
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marked by turmoil or disturbance especially of natural elements <the turbulent rapids of the river were certainly daunting to those of us who were new to river rafting>
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marked by sudden or violent disturbance <these are turbulent, dangerous times in a region known for being a powder keg>
Near Antonyms calm, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled
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