tempestuous

adjective

1 the fine weather had broken and the day was tempestuous:

stormy, blustery, squally, wild, turbulent, windy, gusty, blowy, rainy, thundery, rough, choppy;

angry, dirty, foul, nasty, inclement;

howling, roaring, raging, furious;

rare boisterous.

▷antonyms calm, fine.

2 the increasingly tempestuous political environment:

turbulent, stormy, tumultuous, violent, wild, lively, heated, explosive, uncontrolled, unrestrained, feverish, hysterical, frenetic, frenzied, frantic.

▷antonyms peaceful.

3 a tempestuous teenager who threw tantrums at the drop of a hat:

emotional, passionate, intense, impassioned, fiery, temperamental;

volatile, excitable, mercurial, capricious, unpredictable, erratic, hot-tempered, quick-tempered.

▷antonyms placid, calm.