What is another word for tumult?

Pronunciation: [tjˈuːmʌlt] (IPA)

The word "tumult" denotes a state of commotion, chaos, disorder or confusion that is characterized by a loud, boisterous and disorderly behavior. There are different synonyms that can be used to describe this state of disturbance or uproar. Some of the synonyms of the word "tumult" include uproar, turmoil, pandemonium, mayhem, bedlam, commotion and disturbance. Other synonyms for the word "tumult" include agitation, turbulence, unruliness, clamor, racket and fracas. These synonyms can be used interchangeably to describe different situations of chaos, disturbance or disorder and can help to add color and variety to your writing.

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What are the opposite words for tumult?

Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning of a particular word. The word "tumult" means a state of great disturbance, confusion or noise. Its antonyms would then be words that mean calm, serenity, and tranquility. Words like peace, stillness, harmony, and orderliness can serve as antonyms for tumult. These words represent a state that is opposite to the noisy and chaotic nature of tumult. In a world filled with constant noise and distractions, it is important to embrace calmness and find ways to reduce the mental and emotional turmoil that come with tumultuous situations. By practicing mindfulness, engaging in activities that promote inner peace, and being intentional about creating calmness and tranquility in one's environment, we can enjoy a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Usage examples for Tumult

Ah, little he dreamed what a tumult he had raised in the heart of that young being whose imagination had been so stirred by all that she had read and heard of war, and the part taken in it by their own young men of Leauvite.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
They had cast lines into the sea and were shouting, it seemed, to someone who was struggling in the hopeless, frigid tumult of water.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The tent was tried, but it could not be made to stand in the rush of the roaring tumult.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook

Famous quotes with Tumult

  • Life has always taken place in a tumult without apparent cohesion, but it only finds its grandeur and its reality in ecstasy and in ecstatic love.
    Georges Bataille
  • But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!
    Kate Chopin
  • All through the night, like the tumult of a river when it races between the cliffs of a canyon, in my sleep I could hear the steady roar of the passing army.
    Richard Harding Davis
  • Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised about the city. Such a tumult of mourning was never before heard, for the whole city was moved.
    Marie de France
  • In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
    Charles de Gaulle

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