Synonyms for turbulent
ˈtɜr byə lənttur·bu·lent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.4 / 5 votes

1. turbulent

   Synonyms:
   agitated, boisterous, disturbed, excited, fierce, frantic, frenzied, furious, heated, passionate, raging, roused, ruffled, stormy, violent, wild, wrathful

   Antonyms:
   calm, collected, composed, cool, dispassionate, imperturbable, peaceful, placid, quiet, sedate, self-possessed, serene, smooth, still, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

   characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

   "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

   Synonyms:
   luxuriant, profuse, fast, lush, debauched, riotous, libertine, dissolute, tumultuous, roiling, disruptive, degraded, roiled, churning, troubled, dissipated, exuberant, roily, degenerate, profligate

   Antonyms:
   unagitated, quiet

2. churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulentadjective

   (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

   "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"

   Synonyms:
   churned-up, annoyed, roiling, riotous, irritated, pissed off, troubled, nettled, miffed, tumultuous, disruptive, peeved, steamed, roiled, churning, stung, riled, roily, pissed

   Antonyms:
   unagitated, quiet

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commotion

   noisy confusion and disturbance

   the commotion created in the riot was due to a specific group of people.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 23, 2014  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. turbulentadjective

   Synonyms:
   tumultuous, disorderly, blustering, obstreperous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, vociferous

2. turbulentadjective

   Synonyms:
   riotous, seditious, mutinous, refractory, insurgent, rebellious, revolutionary, jacobinical

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "turbulent":

   troubled, tumultuous, unruly, stormy, restive, agitated, volatile, restless, eddy, disturbed, hectic, disordered

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1. Michael Oliver Weinberg:

   There are plenty of exciting ways to produce returns despite the turbulent markets.

2. Chris Cuomo:

   I can be objective about just about any topic, but not about my family. Those of you who watch this show get it. Like you, I bet, my family means everything to me. And I am fiercely loyal to them. I'm family first, job second, but being a journalist and a brother to a politician is unique and a unique challenge and I have a unique responsibility to balance those roles. It's not always easy. People can say and write what they want, but I want you to know the truth. How I helped my brother also matters. When my brother's situation became turbulent, being looped into calls with other friends of his and advisers that did include some of his staff, I understand why that was a problem for CNN. It will not happen again.

3. President Obama:

   In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our turbulent history -- the stain of slavery and anguish of civil war; the yoke of segregation and tyranny of Jim Crow; the death of four little girls in Birmingham, and the dream of a Baptist preacher -- met on this bridge.

4. Jeb Bush:

   To be elected and re-elected in the kind of turbulent times that we're in is to be admired for someone that's running for president.

5. Dan Meyers:

   The board wanted to have a process that was unprecedented in terms of openness, transparency and inclusion, given the turbulent nature of leadership transitions, asking all the stakeholders to be a part of this process was the best way.