Tumultuous
adjective
Full of confusion, movement, or excitement.
The political situation was tumultuous during the election.
Often appears as...
- tumultuous applause
- tumultuous situation
adjective
Creating an uproar or great disturbance.
The crowd reacted with tumultuous protests.
Often appears as...
- tumultuous uproar
- tumultuous disturbance
adjective
Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion.
Her life has been rather tumultuous since she moved cities.
Often appears as...
- tumultuous life
- tumultuous times
adjective
Full of confusion, movement, or excitement.
The political situation was tumultuous during the election.
Often appears as...
- tumultuous applause
- tumultuous situation
adjective
Creating an uproar or great disturbance.
The crowd reacted with tumultuous protests.
Often appears as...
- tumultuous uproar
- tumultuous disturbance
adjective
Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion.
Her life has been rather tumultuous since she moved cities.
Often appears as...
- tumultuous life
- tumultuous times
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Tumultuous often implies overwhelming feelings, usually excitement or confusion.
The team's victory led to a tumultuous celebration in the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Intense Activity
It suggests a scene full of intense, chaotic activity or movement.
She entered the tumultuous marketplace, buzzing with haggling buyers and sellers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Tumultuous' can be positive, like a lively party, or negative, like a riot.
The carnival was a tumultuous explosion of music and dancing.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Tumultuous often implies overwhelming feelings, usually excitement or confusion.
The team's victory led to a tumultuous celebration in the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Intense Activity
It suggests a scene full of intense, chaotic activity or movement.
She entered the tumultuous marketplace, buzzing with haggling buyers and sellers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Tumultuous' can be positive, like a lively party, or negative, like a riot.
The carnival was a tumultuous explosion of music and dancing.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Tumultuous often implies overwhelming feelings, usually excitement or confusion.
The team's victory led to a tumultuous celebration in the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Intense Activity
It suggests a scene full of intense, chaotic activity or movement.
She entered the tumultuous marketplace, buzzing with haggling buyers and sellers.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Tumultuous' can be positive, like a lively party, or negative, like a riot.
The carnival was a tumultuous explosion of music and dancing.
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The princess who rewrote...
the Alexiad recounts the tumultuous events of Alexios’s reign, and Anna’s own reactions to those events, like bursting into tears at the thought of the deaths of her parents and husband. She may have included these emotional passages in hopes that they would make her writing more palatable to a society
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Apache Youth Reclaim...
so in tumultuous political time it's good to unplug take a step back and look around you and look at the family that you have look at the friends that you have go visit your neighbor go take some food to your mom go chop wood for your dad go help someone and don't put it on
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The wicked wit of Jane...
she never married. Elements of her circumstances can be found in many of her characters; often intelligent women with witty, pragmatic personalities, and rich inner lives. These headstrong heroines provide an entertaining anchor for their tumultuous romantic narratives.
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After Largest Dam...
about the Elwha watershed and marine systems as being a house the nearshore component of it would be the nursery and so it provides this wonderful little oasis of habitat and food and refuge it's a very quiet place in a very tumultuous world I've been working in
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The mysterious life and...
as well as in mysticism and supernatural powers, and this Siberian holy man had them transfixed. It was a particularly tumultuous period for Russia and their family. The monarchy was barely clinging to control after the Revolution of 1905.
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Destination North Africa...
sometimes be a tumultuous place so before heading off check the State Department's website for any travel warnings and advisories now that's not to scare you away some of the most visited and most amazing tourist
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Fields Wicker-Miurin:...
and you can imagine what his childhood looked like and felt like, and what his life has been like over the last 50 tumultuous years. He's been a soldier, a teacher, a politician, a vice-mayor and a business man.
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Titus Kaphar: Can beauty...
I use two separate paintings that are forced together on top of one another to emphasize this tumultuous relationship between Black and white in these compositions. And so, that -- that contradiction,
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Amelia Earhart Part I:...
record she is a wildly popular public figure she is a heroine in a world of heroes she receives one of the most tumultuous readings ever according to flyer three years earlier she completed a solo
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Documenting what life is...
It was one of the most excruciating, exhausting times of my life. After 18 months of work on my film, and with the use of subtitles, I narrated my tumultuous journey in 28 minutes.
Video examples
The princess who rewrote...
the Alexiad recounts the tumultuous events of Alexios’s reign, and Anna’s own reactions to those events, like bursting into tears at the thought of the deaths of her parents and husband. She may have included these emotional passages in hopes that they would make her writing more palatable to a society
Video examples
Apache Youth Reclaim...
so in tumultuous political time it's good to unplug take a step back and look around you and look at the family that you have look at the friends that you have go visit your neighbor go take some food to your mom go chop wood for your dad go help someone and don't put it on
Video examples
The wicked wit of Jane...
she never married. Elements of her circumstances can be found in many of her characters; often intelligent women with witty, pragmatic personalities, and rich inner lives. These headstrong heroines provide an entertaining anchor for their tumultuous romantic narratives.
Video examples
After Largest Dam...
about the Elwha watershed and marine systems as being a house the nearshore component of it would be the nursery and so it provides this wonderful little oasis of habitat and food and refuge it's a very quiet place in a very tumultuous world I've been working in
Video examples
The mysterious life and...
as well as in mysticism and supernatural powers, and this Siberian holy man had them transfixed. It was a particularly tumultuous period for Russia and their family. The monarchy was barely clinging to control after the Revolution of 1905.
Video examples
Destination North Africa...
sometimes be a tumultuous place so before heading off check the State Department's website for any travel warnings and advisories now that's not to scare you away some of the most visited and most amazing tourist
Video examples
Fields Wicker-Miurin:...
and you can imagine what his childhood looked like and felt like, and what his life has been like over the last 50 tumultuous years. He's been a soldier, a teacher, a politician, a vice-mayor and a business man.
Video examples
Titus Kaphar: Can beauty...
I use two separate paintings that are forced together on top of one another to emphasize this tumultuous relationship between Black and white in these compositions. And so, that -- that contradiction,
Video examples
Amelia Earhart Part I:...
record she is a wildly popular public figure she is a heroine in a world of heroes she receives one of the most tumultuous readings ever according to flyer three years earlier she completed a solo
Video examples
Documenting what life is...
It was one of the most excruciating, exhausting times of my life. After 18 months of work on my film, and with the use of subtitles, I narrated my tumultuous journey in 28 minutes.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
My entire twenties were filled with decisions that make me think, 'You had to go there, huh?' But that's part of exploration and I think a lot of the most beautiful moments of my life and a lot of the most amazing things have come out of some of the most tumultuous times.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
I can get where some scientists would say comedians are crazy. What you have to understand: A lot of comedians are dealing with a dark passion. A lot of these are guys coming from a tumultuous life, including myself. Some people need outlets, a way to express yourself.
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Christian Scott
American Musician
Even if I have a good day, I still am aware of other people that are going through really hard, tumultuous things. I don't want to be the person who has a platform and neglects the things I see in my life and experiences.
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Shaun King
American Writer
We are living in tumultuous times, and our focus should be fighting against the oppression and injustices that are against us - not battling those who are on the same side of seeking justice and peace.
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Oliver Stark
British Actor
To have a stable relationship in this career, to have a grounding rock, is very important because the career is so tumultuous. It's nice to have some stability somewhere in your life.
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Octavia Spencer
American Actress
As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.
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James MacArthur
American Actor
We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good guys versus the bad guys.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
I have two lovely sons and some good memories, but I've had a rather tumultuous personal life. It hasn't been dull; I've been the Hiroshima of love.
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Holliday Grainger
English Actress
True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey.
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Gordon Gee
American Educator
In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader.
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Jeremiah Brent
American Celebrity
My entire twenties were filled with decisions that make me think, 'You had to go there, huh?' But that's part of exploration and I think a lot of the most beautiful moments of my life and a lot of the most amazing things have come out of some of the most tumultuous times.
Quote examples
Kevin Hart
American Actor
I can get where some scientists would say comedians are crazy. What you have to understand: A lot of comedians are dealing with a dark passion. A lot of these are guys coming from a tumultuous life, including myself. Some people need outlets, a way to express yourself.
Quote examples
Christian Scott
American Musician
Even if I have a good day, I still am aware of other people that are going through really hard, tumultuous things. I don't want to be the person who has a platform and neglects the things I see in my life and experiences.
Quote examples
Shaun King
American Writer
We are living in tumultuous times, and our focus should be fighting against the oppression and injustices that are against us - not battling those who are on the same side of seeking justice and peace.
Quote examples
Oliver Stark
British Actor
To have a stable relationship in this career, to have a grounding rock, is very important because the career is so tumultuous. It's nice to have some stability somewhere in your life.
Quote examples
Octavia Spencer
American Actress
As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.
Quote examples
James MacArthur
American Actor
We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good guys versus the bad guys.
Quote examples
Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
I have two lovely sons and some good memories, but I've had a rather tumultuous personal life. It hasn't been dull; I've been the Hiroshima of love.
Quote examples
Holliday Grainger
English Actress
True love, especially first love, can be so tumultuous and passionate that it feels like a violent journey.
Quote examples
Gordon Gee
American Educator
In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader.
Example 1 of 10
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