Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for tumult. Search instead for Tumults.
Definitions

tumult

[too-muhlt, tyoo-] / ˈtu məlt, ˈtju- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Education Department allowed borrowers to suspend federal student loan payments during the economic tumult of the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Wall Street’s main “fear gauge” hasn’t exactly reflected the extreme recent tumult either, a trend MarketWatch highlighted in June.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Afterward, U.S. players said the tumult wasn’t a distraction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It survived colonial rule, a bloodied partition, the tumult of independence and Delhi's transformation into a sprawling megacity.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Sam yelled and brandished Sting, but his little voice was drowned in the tumult.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




Vocabulary lists containing tumult


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training