Upheaval is an English word with synonyms like turmoil or disturbance. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Upheaval meaning
- Disruptive change, from one state to another.
- The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.
- A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.
Synonyms of Upheaval
Using Upheaval
- The main meaning on this page is: Disruptive change, from one state to another. | The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust. | A sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion.
- Useful related words include: turmoil, disturbance, kerfuffle, hoo-hah.
- In the example corpus, upheaval often appears in combinations such as: the upheaval, upheaval in, political upheaval.
Context around Upheaval
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Upheaval
- In this selection, "upheaval" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, political, major, global, ahead, regarding and must stand out and add context to how "upheaval" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a global upheaval of lockdowns and a major upheaval at an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "upheaval" sits close to words such as awakening, blasts and bundled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with upheaval
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lollobrigida said her childhood memories were of hunger, hardship and upheaval. (11 words)
Moving homes or going through another significant domestic upheaval must suddenly seem more appealing. (14 words)
Demographics are destiny, and the world is entering into a period of great demographic upheaval. (15 words)
A pertinent question to think about is this: given the uptick in supposed deaths from Sars-CoV-2 around March 2020, was a global upheaval of lockdowns, travel restrictions, limited movement outside one’s home, and caps on gatherings justified? (40 words)
In December, Emma gave an insight into all this upheaval when she spoke to sixth-form students for the school podcast Epsom Insight, telling them: 'It has been a really big change for my family. (35 words)
As well as the political upheaval that was happening around the country, there were people that were being, you know, summarily killed, just for daring to express dissent in opposition," Mr Machiridza said. (33 words)
A pertinent question to think about is this: given the uptick in supposed deaths from Sars-CoV-2 around March 2020, was a global upheaval of lockdowns, travel restrictions, limited movement outside one’s home, and caps on gatherings justified? (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
And then of course, the regime, as you said, were very aware of their political import to the upheaval.
A pertinent question to think about is this: given the uptick in supposed deaths from Sars-CoV-2 around March 2020, was a global upheaval of lockdowns, travel restrictions, limited movement outside one’s home, and caps on gatherings justified?
A regional banking crisis in the U.S. along with some upheaval in Switzerland have added to the uncertainty.
As well as the political upheaval that was happening around the country, there were people that were being, you know, summarily killed, just for daring to express dissent in opposition," Mr Machiridza said.
But when life ends, when there is a political upheaval, some epidemic or natural disaster, then all is lost in the blink of an eye.
Demographics are destiny, and the world is entering into a period of great demographic upheaval.
He governed amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over racism, women’s rights and America’s global role.
He noted that Buhari’s order was a frontal call to chaos, anarchy and national upheaval.
Her lawsuit echoes past upheaval at Fox News, such as the ouster of Mr. Carlson's predecessor, Bill O’Reilly.
He said: “Amid the economic upheaval of the past four decades, too many people have been left behind or treated like they’re invisible.
He will be replaced by Bath’s Ollie Lawrence, with Steve Borthwick facing significant upheaval ahead of the Six Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham a week on Saturday.
In December, Emma gave an insight into all this upheaval when she spoke to sixth-form students for the school podcast Epsom Insight, telling them: 'It has been a really big change for my family.
Judging from your solar chart, it seems unlikely that a major upheaval is on the way.
Leicester face a huge summer of upheaval with the futures of numerous players uncertain - seven are out of contract and the likes of James Maddison and Harvey Barnes could be sold.
Lollobrigida said her childhood memories were of hunger, hardship and upheaval.
Maine underwent millions of years of geologic upheaval during that time, eroding all the rocks from that era — and their fossils.
Mentioning the current upheaval regarding the proposed judicial reforms, Rechnitz said that his coin could symbolize unity at a time when politics threatens to tear the country apart.
Minehead (dpa) – Two months after Gabriel Clemens’ sensational run at the World Cup, compatriot Martin Schindler is also facing a major upheaval at an important Grand Slam.
More recently in May 1933, the local Inverness Courier newspaper reported a couple driving along a newly constructed lochside road seeing “a tremendous upheaval” in the water.
Moving homes or going through another significant domestic upheaval must suddenly seem more appealing.
Common combinations with upheaval
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the upheaval 31×
- upheaval in 26×
- political upheaval 21×
- of upheaval 16×
- upheaval and 16×
- upheaval of 13×
- economic upheaval 11×
- social upheaval 9×
- upheaval that 8×
- major upheaval 8×