Antonyms for tumultuous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : too-muhl-choo-uhs, tyoo-

Phonetic Transcription : tuˈmʌl tʃu əs, tyu-

Definition of tumultuous

Origin : 1540s, from Old French tumultuous (Modern French tumultueux), from Latin tumultuosus, from tumultus (see tumult). Related: Tumultuously.

adj confused

Example sentences :

Bonnet, false front, and spectacles were tossed in a tumultuous pile.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

He tore his hair, and beat his breast, with tumultuous agony.
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

When he awoke, he saw, as in a mirror, a solution to the tumultuous drama of his life.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

They continued to smoke, but their meditations were tumultuous and revengeful.
Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis

"This book, at least, must be true," ran his tumultuous thoughts.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

Never was such a scene of riotous noise and tumultuous mirth.
Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever

There was tumultuous applause when the judges announced that the affirmative had won.
Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott

A tumultuous shuffling of feet went on continuously over our heads.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

He is tumultuous and urgent, daring and impetuous, eager to say a great word.
Extract from : « My Contemporaries In Fiction » by David Christie Murray

Maryland had not risen in tumultuous welcome as Lee hopefully expected.
Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King

Synonyms for tumultuous

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