See tumult in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable:
babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, uproar. See soundsA quarrel, fight, or disturbance marked by very noisy, disorderly, and often violent behavior:
affray, brawl, broil2, donnybrook, fray, free-for-all, melee, riot, row2, ruction. (Informal) fracas. (Slang) rumble. See attackAn interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:
agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir1, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. (Informal) flap, to-do. See calm, orderA state of discomposure:
agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, turmoil, upset. (Informal) lather, stew. See calm
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