turbulent

1. 1.

   characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

   “effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive”

   “riotous times”

   “these troubled areas”

   “the tumultuous years of his administration”

   “a turbulent and unruly childhood”

   Synonymsdisruptiveriotoustroubledtumultuous

   Similarunquiet
2. 2.

   (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

   “the river's roiling current”

   “turbulent rapids”

   Synonymschurningroilingroiledroily

   Similaragitated

Questions about turbulent

What does turbulent mean?

turbulent means "characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in turbulent?

turbulent has 3 syllables: tur-bu-lent. The stress falls on "tur". In IPA it is /ˈtɝbjələnt/.

What is another word for turbulent?

Close synonyms include disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, churning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is turbulent a common word?

turbulent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.