Synonyms of the word

upheaval

• n. The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
• n. A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.

agitation

• n. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with…
• n. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical…
• n. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
• n. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest…

ascension

• n. The act of ascending; an ascent.
• n. That which rises, as from distillation.

ascent

• n. The act of ascending; a motion upwards.
• n. The way or means by which one ascends.
• n. An eminence, hill, or high place.
• n. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising…
• n. (typography) The ascender height in a typeface.
• n. An increase, for example in popularity or hierarchy.

commotion

• n. A state of turbulent motion.
• n. An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
• n. (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.

convulsion

• n. (medicine) An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
• n. An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
• n. Violent turmoil.

disorder

• n. Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
• n. A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
• n. (medicine, countable) A physical or psychical malfunction.
• v. (transitive) To throw into a state of disorder.
• v. (transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.

disruption

• n. An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
• n. A continuing act of disorder.

disturbance

• n. The act of disturbing, being disturbed.
• n. Something that disturbs.
• n. A noisy commotion that causes a hubbub or interruption.
• n. An interruption of that which is normal or regular.
• n. (psychology) A serious mental imbalance or illness.

excitement

• n. (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
• n. (countable) something that excites.

flutter

• v. (intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
• v. (intransitive, of a winged animal) To flap the wings without flying; to fly with a light flapping of the…
• v. (transitive) To cause something to flap.
• v. (transitive) To drive into disorder; to throw into confusion.
• n. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.
• n. A state of agitation.
• n. An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.
• n. (Britain) A small bet or risky investment.
• n. (audio, electronics) The rapid variation of signal parameters, such as amplitude, phase, and frequency.

hoo-ha

• n. A fuss, uproar, commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.
• n. (slang, euphemistic) vagina, vulva.

hoo-hah

• n. Alternative spelling of hoo-ha (fuss, uproar).
• n. Alternative spelling of hoo-ha (vagina).

hullabaloo

• n. An uproar or fuss.

kerfuffle

• n. (chiefly Britain, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
• v. (chiefly Britain, informal) To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.

rise

• v. (intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
• v. (intransitive) To increase in value or standing.
• v. To begin; to develop.
• v. (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
• v. (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
• v. (obsolete) To retire; to give up a siege.
• v. To come; to offer itself.
• v. (printing, dated) To be lifted, or capable of being lifted, from the imposing stone without dropping any…
• n. The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
• n. The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
• n. (chiefly Britain) An increase (in a quantity, price, etc).
• n. The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
• n. (Britain, Ireland, Australia) An increase in someone's pay rate; a raise (US).
• n. (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
• n. An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it;…
• n. (informal) An angry reaction.
• n. Alternative form of rice (“twig”).

rising

• v. present participle of rise.
• n. Rebellion.
• n. The act of something that rises.
• n. (US, dated) A dough and yeast mixture which is allowed to ferment.
• adj. Going up.
• prep. (US, slang, dated) More than; exceeding; upwards of.

to-do

• n. (archaic) Ado.
• n. A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list.
• n. A fuss made over something, commotion.

turbulence

• n. (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
• n. (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
• n. (uncountable) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
• n. An instance or type of such state or disturbance.

turmoil

• n. A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
• n. Harassing labour; trouble; disturbance.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.

uplift

• v. To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional…
• v. (aviation, travel) to be accepted for carriage on a flight.
• n. The act or result of being uplifted.
• n. (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
• n. (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.

upthrow

• v. (archaic, poetic) To throw or cast upwards.
• v. (geology, transitive) To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault.
• v. (geology, intransitive, of a mass of material) To be thrown up from below, causing a fault.
• n. (geology) A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.

upthrust

• n. An upward thrust.
• n. (nautical) Buoyancy.
• n. (geology) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.
• v. (transitive) To thrust something upwards.
• v. (intransitive) To be thrust upwards.