Vocabulary
Turbulent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.
Urdu meaning
ہنگامہ خیز، انتشار انگیز، افرتفری سے بھرپور
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The ability to reposition itself in turbulent times has long defined Pakistan`s survival strategy.
- What is worth noting, however, is that despite its weak economy, battered global image, fragile security and dismal social indicators, Pakistan has managed to navigate a turbulent international order with surprising resilience.
- Investments should prioritise resilient infrastructure larger culverts, debris racks, raised platforms and single-span bridges that can survive turbulent flows.
- So, Pakistan could potentially expect a better inflation outlook.Moreover, in a more turbulent external environment, foreign exchange intervention can help address disorderly market conditions that undermine financial stability.
- Yet, the reaction from religious hardliners and segments of the clergy suggests that the path ahead will be turbulent.
Synonyms
tempestuous, stormy, unstable, unsettled, tumultuous, explosive, in turmoil,
Curator example
“the country’s turbulent history”
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