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
- 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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