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

Example sentences :

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

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