Synonyms for roily

Most common

unsettled · turbid · turbulent

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment)

Example sentences

• unsettled Americans appear unsettled and uncontrolled to Japanese.
• turbid The pond’s turbid water hid the lurking fish.
• turbulent Ziri's raft made it through the turbulent waters.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

muddy²

6 letters

turbid²

9 letters

turbulent³, unsettled³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (muddy² = 2 syllables).