turbulent
[adjective]
Synonyms: agitated, blustery, choppy, foaming, furious, raging, rough, tempestuous, tumultuous

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Contrasted words: calm, placid, quiet, tranquil, controlled, orderly, peaceful, restrained
Related Words: mutinous, fast, roisterous, uncontrollable, uninhibited, wild, clamorous, loudmouthed, brawling, quarrelsome, rough, roughhouse, hell-for-leather, rip-roaring, tempestuous, agitated, convulsed, moiling, stirred up, boiling, roily, ruffled, swirling, howling, riotous, roaring, tempest-tossed

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tur‧bu‧lent /ˈtɜːbjələnt, ˈtɜːbjʊlənt $ ˈtɜːr-/ adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: turbulentus, from turba; ⇒ turbid]

1. a turbulent situation or period of time is one in which there are a lot of sudden changes:
the turbulent times of the French Revolution
He has had a turbulent political career.

2. turbulent air or water moves around a lot:
the dark turbulent waters of the river

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