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turmoil
[tur-moil] 
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turmoil
[tur-moil]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaos |
| Synonyms: | agitation, ailment, anxiety, anxiousness, bedlam, bustle, commotion, confusion, disorder, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, dither, ferment, flap, flurry, free-for-all, fuss, hassle*, hectic, hubbub, lather, mix-up, noise, pandemonium, pother, restiveness, restlessness, riot, row, ruckus, stir, strife, to-do, topsy-turvy, trouble, tumult, turbulence, unrest, uproar, violence, whirl |
| Notes: | tumult applies only to people, while turmoil is confusion and agitation for people and things; tumultuous can describe things and people |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, order, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ado |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fuss |
| Synonyms: | bother, confusion, excitement, flurry, hubbub, to-do, travail, trouble, turmoil |
| Main Entry: | agitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaking, mixing |
| Synonyms: | churning, commotion, discomposure, disturbance, rocking, stirring, tizzy, tossing, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, upheaval |
| Main Entry: | anarchy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lawlessness; absence of government |
| Synonyms: | chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, disregard, hostility, misrule, mob rule, nihilism, nongovernment, rebellion, reign of terror, revolution, riot, turmoil, unrest |
| Antonyms: | lawfulness, order, rule |
| Main Entry: | bedlam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaotic situation |
| Synonyms: | chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, din, disquiet, disquietude, furor, hubbub, madhouse, maelstrom, noise, pandemonium, racket, shambles, tumult, turmoil, uproar |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace, quiet |
| Main Entry: | bustle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quick and busy activity |
| Synonyms: | ado, agitation, clamor, commotion, do*, excitement, flurry, furor, fuss, haste, hubbub, hurly-burly, hurry, pother, rumpus, stir, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl, whirlpool, whirlwind |
| Antonyms: | laziness, relaxation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chaos |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | utter confusion |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, ataxia, bedlam, clutter, disarray, discord, disorder, disorganization, entropy, free-for-all, holy mess, lawlessness, misrule, mix-up, mobocracy, muddle, pandemonium, rat's nest, snarl, topsy-turviness, tumult, turmoil, unruliness |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, normality, order, organization, quiet, system |
| Main Entry: | clamor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud cry; commotion |
| Synonyms: | agitation, babel, blare, brouhaha*, bustle, buzz, clinker, complaint, convulsion, din, discord, exclamation, ferment, hassle, hoo-ha, hubba-hubba, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly, lament, noise, outcry, pandemonium, protesting, racket, remonstrance, row, ruckus, shout, shouting, to-do, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, vociferation |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | combustion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | explosion; on fire |
| Synonyms: | agitation, candescence, disturbance, flaming, ignition, kindling, oxidization, thermogenesis, tumult, turmoil |
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