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rumbustious
[ruhm-buhs-chuhs] 
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tumultuous
 [too-muhl-choo-uhs, tyoo-]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
| Synonyms: | agitated, boisterous, clamorous, disorderly, disturbed, excited, fierce, hectic, irregular, lawless, noisy, obstreperous, passionate, raging, rambunctious, raucous, restless, riotous, rowdy, rowdydowdy, rumbustious, stormy, termagant, turbulent, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, violent, vociferous, wild |
| Notes: | tumult applies only to people, while turmoil is confusion and agitation for people and things; tumultuous can describe things and people |
| Antonyms: | calm, orderly, peaceful |
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