Synonyms for turbulent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : tur-byuh-luhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɜr byə lənt

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Définition of turbulent

Origin :
  • 1530s, "disorderly, tumultuous, unruly" (of persons), from Middle French turbulent (12c.), from Latin turbulentus "full of commotion, restless," from turba "turmoil, crowd" (see turbid). In reference to weather, attested from 1570s.
  • adj unsettled, raging (referring to weather)
  • adj rebellious, unmanageable
Example sentences :
  • Every one, even in a turbulent, ill-disciplined life, should do the same.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • Confused and turbulent as Tiverton had become, Nicholas Oldfield settled her at once.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • The events of that day dropped out of my mind in the turbulent weeks that followed.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • We sell the thrones of angels for a short and turbulent pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • This bred high tempers, turbulent manners and contempt for the weak.
  • Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
  • But although the surface is placid the depths are turbulent.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • I could see we were doomed to have turbulent meals this voyage.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • Was it the voice of turbulent centuries and the lapsing tides of men?
  • Extract from : « Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land » by Henry Van Dyke
  • They had been impatient and enduring, turbulent and devoted, unruly and faithful.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • The girl was fatigued with turbulent emotions, lonely and heartsick.
  • Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

Antonyms for turbulent

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