upheaved
Forced suddenly upward
Upheaved is the past tense of upheave, meaning to lift or thrust upward with force.
The word appears most often in geological contexts, describing land masses forced up by tectonic activity: The earthquake upheaved the seafloor by several meters.
Figuratively, it describes violent disruption: Revolution upheaved the old social order.
Violent disturbance or confusion
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- overturnedTurned upside down
destabilized · shaken · disrupted · transformed · convulsed · unsettled · disordered · tumult
Lifted with effort
- raisedLifted higher up
- elevatedRaised above usual level
- upliftedMade happier or higher
- upraisedLifted upward
heaved · thrust · dislodged · displaced · uprooted · overturned · upended · tilted
Study of crustal deformation
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
- riftCrack or estrangement
uplift · fault · crust · strata · plateau · lithosphere · mantle · orogeny
Churning with turbulence
- churningAgitated circular motion
- surgingRising with sudden force
- convulsiveInvolving involuntary muscle contractions
- tumultuousViolently agitated or disturbed
thrashing · swelling · billowing · agitated · violent · tempestuous · seething · rolling
turmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
overturned · destabilized · shaken · disrupted · transformed · convulsed · unsettled · disordered · tumult · cataclysm
hoisted
Lifted with effort
upraised · heaved · thrust · dislodged · displaced · uprooted · overturned · upended · tilted · shifted
tectonics
Study of crustal deformation
- earthquakeSeismic ground movement
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- volcanoEarth's fiery vent
rift · uplift · fault · crust · strata · plateau · lithosphere · mantle · orogeny · subduction
roiling
Churning with turbulence
- churningAgitated circular motion
- surgingRising with sudden force
- convulsiveInvolving involuntary muscle contractions
tumultuous · thrashing · swelling · billowing · agitated · violent · tempestuous · seething · rolling · tossing
- social upheavalDramatic disruption of established order
- political upheavalViolent governmental transformation
- cultural upheavalDramatic shift in values
- military upheavalForcible government seizure by armed forces