turbulentadjective
uk/ˈtɜː.bjə.lənt/us/ˈtɝː.bjə.lənt/turbulent adjective (SITUATION/TIME)
C2 involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence:
a turbulent marriage
This has been a turbulent week for the administration.
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Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- breach
- disturb
- ferment
- havoc
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- strife
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
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Changing frequently
turbulent adjective (AIR/WATER)
Turbulent air or water moves very strongly and suddenly:
The ocean was too turbulent for us to be able to take the boat out.
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Floods, tides & currents
- backwash
- change
- come
- current
- ebb
- eddy
- flooded
- floodgate
- flooding
- floodplain
- high water mark
- inundate
- low-water mark
- neap tide
- overfall
- undertow
- water
- waterlogged
- watermark
- whirlpool
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