upheaval - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

disturbance usually in protest

Synonyms

• agitation
• excitement
• hullabaloo
• turmoil
• upheaval

More generic

• disturbance

Noun

(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

Synonyms

• upheaval
• uplift
• upthrow
• upthrust

More generic

• ascension
• ascent
• rise
• rising

Noun

a violent disturbance

Synonyms

• convulsion
• turmoil
• upheaval

More generic

• commotion
• disruption
• disturbance
• flutter
• hoo-ha
• hoo-hah
• hurly burly
• kerfuffle
• to-do

Noun

a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

Synonyms

• Sturm und Drang
• turbulence
• upheaval

More generic

• disorder

More specific

• agitation
• ferment
• fermentation
• roller coaster
• tempestuousness
• unrest
• violence

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