Upheaval Synonyms and Antonyms

ŭp-hēvəl
A momentous or sweeping change
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cataclysm
  2. convulsion
  3. uplift
  4. turbulence
  5. revolution
  6. upthrow
  7. sturm und drang
  8. upthrust
Antonyms:
  1. stagnation
Disturbance usually in protest
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. change
  2. agitation
  3. convulsion
  4. turmoil
  5. outburst
  6. cataclysm
  7. explosion
  8. catastrophe
  9. chaos
  10. clamor
  11. commotion
  12. disaster
  13. disturbance
  14. labefaction
  15. eruption
  16. excitement
  17. orogeny
  18. overthrow
  19. revolt
  20. revolution
  21. shakeout
  22. storm
  23. tumult
  24. hullabaloo
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. cataclysmal
  2. cataclysmic

Words Related to Upheaval

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. outbreak
  2. unrest
  3. disintegration
  4. devastation
  5. economic stagnation

Upheaval Sentence Examples

  • If nothing else, all this upheaval had given him back his musical voice.

  • But the upheaval does not seem to affect all parts equally.

  • At the same time, as the gradients are gradually increasing on account of the upheaval of the continent, the rivers dig their channels deeper and deeper.

  • The strata here show some traces of the upheaval which formed the Appalachian Mountain chain.

  • Many believe that this points to the upheaval that began in the spring of 2011.

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