uproarious, riotous, or turbulent greatly agitated, confused, or disturbed making a loud or unruly disturbance
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tu•mul•tu•ous /tʊˈmʌltʃuəs, tyʊ-/USA pronunciation
adj. [usually: before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- full of tumult;
uproarious:a tumultuous welcome for the hero. - filled with disorder;
turbulent:a tumultuous period in history.
tu•mul•tu•ous
(to̅o̅ mul′cho̅o̅ əs, tyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj.
tu•mul′tu•ous•ly, adv.
tu•mul′tu•ous•ness, n.
- full of tumult or riotousness;
marked by disturbance and uproar:a tumultuous celebration. - raising a great clatter and commotion;
disorderly or noisy:a tumultuous crowd of students. - highly agitated, as the mind or emotions;
distraught;
turbulent.
- Latin tumultuōsus, equivalent. to tumultu(s) tumult + -ōsus -ous
- 1540–50
tu•mul′tu•ous•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uproarious, turbulent, violent.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged boisterous.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unquiet.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3 calm, quiet.
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'tumultuous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- boisterous
- commotion
- cry
- din
- disorderly
- helter-skelter
- hurly-burly
- hurrah
- maelstrom
- noisy
- pell-mell
- riot
- rout
- rude
- tempestuous
- three-ring circus
- torrent
- tumultuary
- turbulent
- uproarious