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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

ultuous turbulent

Examples

//the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s
//after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

convulsive

adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms

marked by sudden or violent disturbance //the assassination of Martin Luther King was one of the most convulsive events of the 1960s
Synonyms

cataclysmal (or cataclysmic) stormy tempestuous tumultuous turbulent
Related Words

fitful spasmodic sporadic
boisterous clamorous furious noisy riotous
Near Antonyms

calm peaceful placid serene tranquil undisturbed unperturbed unshaken untroubled
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity //after a day of convulsive trading, the stock market was down 300 points
Synonyms

bang-bang blood-and-guts cyclonic explosive ferocious fierce furious hammer-and-tongs hot knock-down, drag-out (or knock-down-and-drag-out) paroxysmal rabid rough stormy tempestuous tumultuous turbulent violent volcanic
Related Words

barbarous brutal savage vicious
antagonistic hostile
aggressive assertive bellicose belligerent combative contentious gladiatorial pugnacious quarrelsome truculent
combustible volatile
agitated frantic frenzied mad
cataclysmal (or cataclysmic) destructive ruinous
Near Antonyms

calm halcyon pacific serene tranquil
nonbelligerent unaggressive
Antonyms

nonviolent peaceable peaceful

corporal

noun (1)

cor·po·ral

ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rəl

Definition (Entry 1 of 3)

a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant

adjective

Definition (Entry 2 of 3)