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Antonyms for tumult
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : too-muhlt, tyoo- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtu məlt, ˈtyu- |
Definition of tumult
Origin :- early 15c., from Old French tumulte (12c.), from Latin tumultus "commotion, disturbance," related to tumere "to be excited, swell" (see thigh).
- noun uproar, confusion
- Here the tumult of mingled emotion subsided in a flood of tears.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The poor dog heard the tumult, and leapt to your aid, sir, and we made after him.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- In a tumult of thought, Hope went and sat half-unconsciously by the window.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- But I tried to listen and answer that I might hide from John my tumult.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- The shouting and the tumult gave me great pleasure; but, oh!
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- But, motionless as he lay, the tumult of his mind continued unabated.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- No tumult followed this wide and instantaneous emancipation.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- All my little sanctuary was in a tumult; men and women alike could not keep still.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Then laughter arose and a tempest of bravos, quite a tumult of enjoyment.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Although the windows were closed, a tumult could be heard rising from the footways.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for tumult
- ado
- affray
- agitation
- altercation
- babel
- bedlam
- brawl
- clamor
- commotion
- convulsion
- din
- disorder
- disturbance
- dither
- excitement
- ferment
- fight
- fracas
- fuss
- hassle
- jangle
- lather
- maelstrom
- noise
- outbreak
- outcry
- pandemonium
- paroxysm
- pother
- quarrel
- racket
- riot
- row
- ruction
- seething
- stir
- strife
- turbulence
- turmoil
- unrest
- unsettlement
- upheaval
- upturn
- wildness
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