GRE vocabulary
tumult
a loud, confused commotion or violent disturbance
In a sentence
Tumult in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing tumult in a sentence.
In the tumult of the riot, no one could hear the mayor's pleas for calm.
Synonyms
Antonyms
calmtranquilityorder
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tacit
understood or implied without being openly stated
taciturn
habitually reserved and uncommunicative in speech
tangential
only loosely relevant; diverging from the main point
tangible
perceptible by touch or concrete enough to be grasped
tangle
to twist together into a confused or knotted mass
tantamount
equivalent in effect or value to something else
tarnish
to dull or damage the luster, reputation, or purity of something
tautological
needlessly repeating an idea using different words
Common questions
Questions about “tumult”
Tumult (noun) means a loud, confused commotion or violent disturbance
Here is tumult used in an example sentence: "In the tumult of the riot, no one could hear the mayor's pleas for calm."
Common synonyms for tumult include uproar, turmoil, commotion, pandemonium.
Antonyms of tumult include calm, tranquility, order.
Tumult is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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