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Chaotic vs Tumultuous - What's the difference?

chaotic | tumultuous |

As adjectives the difference between chaotic and tumultuous

is that chaotic is filled with chaos while tumultuous is noisy and disorderly.

chaotic

English

Alternative forms

* chaotick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Filled with chaos.
  • Extremely disorganized or in disarray.
  • (mathematics) Highly sensitive to starting conditions, so that a small change to them may yield a very different outcome.
  • (role-playing games) Aligned against following/upholding laws and principles- the opposite of lawful.

    • Synonyms

    * shambolic

    Derived terms

    * chaotically

    tumultuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Noisy and disorderly
  • Causing tumult