upheaval

Phonetic Respelling: [ uhp-hee-vuhl ]

Definition:

n. the action or instance of lifting up from beneath -especially the earth's crust-; strong or violent change or disturbance -as in a society-

Sentence:

Ancient volcanoes caused a great deal of upheaval in this area.

More example sentences:

Ancient volcanoes caused a great deal of upheaval in this area.

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Synonyms:

disruption; disorder; turmoil; convulsion

Antonyms:

calmness; stillness

Upheaval rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • evil
  • keevil
  • leavell
  • weavil
  • weevil
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • edival
  • knievel
  • medieval
  • primeval
  • retrieval
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