Placid and Tempestuous

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Placid adjective - Free from storms or physical disturbance.

Usage example: a placid lake

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Tempestuous is an antonym for placid in topics: calm, still.

Nearby Words: placidity, placidly

Tempestuous adjective - Marked by sudden or violent disturbance.

Usage example: in terms of social change, the 1960s are generally considered the most tempestuous decade in recent American history

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Placid is an antonym for tempestuous.

Nearby Word: tempest

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Tempestuous and Placid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/placid/tempestuous

Placid & Tempestuous. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/placid/tempestuous>.

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