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Characterized by fierce, extreme, or violent energy or force

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion

Characterized by windy or stormy conditions

Unruly in behavior

Characterized by energy and frenzy

Unsteady and prone to unexpected changes

Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

Of or pertaining to a vortex

In a state of complete confusion and disorder

Bouncing or causing things to bounce

Relating to crime

Fond of, or prone to, quarreling

Very loud or having a high volume

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly

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Adjective

Characterized by fierce, extreme, or violent energy or force

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

full of upheavals

rough-and-tumble

full of ups and downs

well-ventilated

full of conflict

at the boiling point

fraught with danger

potentially violent

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“The North Sea is an enchanting voyage across alternately silky and turbulent waters.”

Adjective

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion

“During its turbulent history it had known dozens of presidents, but their efforts to rule had been fruitless, invariably with blood flowing.”

Adjective

Characterized by windy or stormy conditions

raining cats and dogs

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Adjective

Unruly in behavior

insurrectionary

attention-seeking

ill-disciplined

spreading like wildfire

insurrectionist

wild and woolly

lacking self-control

individualistic

raising the roof

causing trouble

undisciplinable

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

like a loose cannon

exceeding bounds

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

obstinately disobedient

unaccommodating

full of mischief

stubborn as a mule

without law and order

as stubborn as a mule

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

socially impaired

confrontational

difficult to handle

inextinguishable

impossible to cope with

off straight and narrow

not to be borne

beside yourself

like one possessed

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“Firmness is more effective than concession in calming the turbulent child.”

Adjective

Characterized by energy and frenzy

fast and furious

beside yourself

driven to distraction

out of one's wits

like Piccadilly Circus

hell broke loose

keen as mustard

as keen as mustard

ready and willing

chomping at the bit

overenthusiastic

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

champing at the bit

untrammelled^UK

jumping up and down

like one possessed

extremely enthusiastic

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Adjective

Unsteady and prone to unexpected changes

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

vicissitudinous

always changing

subject to change

likely to change

constantly changing

continuously changing

from left field

on-again-off-again

in bits and pieces

in fits and starts

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Adjective

Showing or feeling insecurity or uncertainty

bundle of nerves

tossing and turning

discombobulated

on pins and needles

discountenanced

hot and bothered

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

all of a dither

a bundle of nerves

in a state of agitation

in a cold sweat

hot under the collar

feeling anxious

in a state of nerves

all of a lather

with one's stomach in knots

having butterflies in the stomach

with your heart in your mouth

like a fish out of water

easily frightened

easily agitated

shaking in one's shoes

bricking oneself

sweating bullets

lacking social skills

all of a flutter

at sixes and sevens

caught off balance

out of countenance

thrown off balance

terror-stricken

in fear and trepidation

emotionally confused

full of problems

beset by problems

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Adjective

Of or pertaining to a vortex

Adjective

In a state of complete confusion and disorder

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

higgledy-piggledy

utterly confused

at sixes and sevens

every which way

without law and order

all over the place

all over the map

all over the shop

all over the lot

badly organized

without purpose

discombobulated

catch-as-catch-can

like a bomb's hit it

without direction

undiscriminating

like a dog's breakfast

like a dog's dinner

in total disarray

undifferentiating

thrown together

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Adjective

Bouncing or causing things to bounce

Adjective

Relating to crime

unauthorised^UK

unauthorized^US

against the law

insurrectionary

under-the-table

against the rules

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

under the counter

under-the-counter

under the table

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unconstitutional

outside the law

good-for-nothing

beyond contempt

unconscientious

off straight and narrow

in the fast lane

pleasure-seeking

gone to the dogs

lacking restraint

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Adjective

Fond of, or prone to, quarreling

confrontational

ready for a fight

have chip on shoulder

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

spoiling for a fight

easily offended

having a chip on one's shoulder

as cross as two sticks

insurrectionary

have a bone to pick

itching to fight

having short fuse

hot under collar

bundle of nerves

individualistic

at daggers drawn

looking for trouble

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

having got out of bed the wrong side

unaccommodating

set in one's ways

hard to satisfy

over-particular

attention-seeking

open to question

ill-disciplined

insurrectionist

undisciplinable

without law and order

unfavourable^UK

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

in high spirits

wild and woolly

lacking self-control

full of mischief

obstinately disobedient

stubborn as a mule

raising the roof

causing trouble

untrammelled^UK

socially impaired

like a loose cannon

full of confusion

full of conflict

full of upheavals

full of ups and downs

easily provoked

beside yourself

double-crossing

exceeding bounds

spreading like wildfire

like one possessed

off straight and narrow

over-enthusiastic

rough-and-tumble

overenthusiastic

as merry as a grig

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Adjective

Very loud or having a high volume

clearly audible

extremely noisy

raising the roof

as clear as a bell

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Adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly

like a blowtorch

uncomfortably warm

like a Turkish bath

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