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turbulent
adjective as in unsettled, raging (referring to weather)
adjective as in rebellious, unmanageable
Weak matches
- 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
Example Sentences
He likened the potential upheaval to a storm on the horizon, an “incredibly turbulent environment with looming thunderheads in all different directions.”
Emily Brontë's story of turbulent and tragic romance, written in 1847, is "difficult, it's complicated, it's just not like anything else", she said.
However, Becker's success was often overshadowed by a turbulent private life and repeated financial difficulties.
The Dodgers insisted they needed no extra motivation to defend their title, even after what’s been a turbulent repeat campaign.
Mourinho endured a turbulent time in Turkey and was often at odds with the standard of refereeing.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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