Antonyms for turbulent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tur-byuh-luhnt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɜr byə lənt

Definition of turbulent

Origin : 1530s, "disorderly, tumultuous, unruly" (of persons), from Middle French turbulent (12c.), from Latin turbulentus "full of commotion, restless," from turba "turmoil, crowd" (see turbid). In reference to weather, attested from 1570s.

adj unsettled, raging (referring to weather)
adj rebellious, unmanageable

Example sentences :

Every one, even in a turbulent, ill-disciplined life, should do the same.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

Confused and turbulent as Tiverton had become, Nicholas Oldfield settled her at once.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

The events of that day dropped out of my mind in the turbulent weeks that followed.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

We sell the thrones of angels for a short and turbulent pleasure.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

This bred high tempers, turbulent manners and contempt for the weak.
Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

But although the surface is placid the depths are turbulent.
Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

I could see we were doomed to have turbulent meals this voyage.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various

Was it the voice of turbulent centuries and the lapsing tides of men?
Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke

They had been impatient and enduring, turbulent and devoted, unruly and faithful.
Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad

The girl was fatigued with turbulent emotions, lonely and heartsick.
Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

Synonyms for turbulent

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