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more turbulent

ADJECTIVE

unsettled, raging (referring to weather)

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter bumpy choppy fierce rough stormy swirling tempestuous unstable violent

WEAK

agitated blustering blustery boiling coarse confused destructive disordered disturbed foaming furious howling inclement moiling noisy restless riotous roaring ruffled rugged stirred up stormful storming thunderous tremulous wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm gentle kind mild moderate nice peaceful smooth

WEAK

manageable obedient settled stable

ADJECTIVE

rebellious, unmanageable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bitter chaotic fierce lawless quarrelsome raucous rough rowdy unruly violent

WEAK

agitated anarchic angry boisterous demonstrative destructive disorderly excited fiery foaming insubordinate mutinous obstreperous passionate perturbed rabid rambunctious rampant refractory riotous roughhouse rude seditious shaking stern storming termagant unbridled uncontrolled undisciplined ungovernable untamed uproarious vehement vociferous wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable calm gentle kind mild moderate nice peaceful quiet

WEAK

manageable obedient settled stable

Example Sentences

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Some observers saw the gains as a sign that investors are now parsing corporate earnings—even as the situation on the strait turns more turbulent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The situation has been made even more turbulent by the suggestion that earlier warnings about safeguarding issues were not taken seriously.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

The researchers' simulation, which is one of the highest-resolution simulations of accretion disks to date, indicates that the regions surrounding the black hole are much messier and more turbulent places than previously thought.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

Deeper within the cloud, additional layers are heated or cooled, causing more turbulent collisions.

From National Geographic • Sep. 14, 2023

It’s bluer, bigger, more turbulent than I’d imagined.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon