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/ʌpˈhiː.vəl/ · noun
(geology) The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust..
Scotland's bottleneck junction between the West and East Coast main lines at Carstairs will be the site of major upheaval until the end of May, while £164 million worth of improvements are carried out.
Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.
Use upheaval when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Upheaval means (geology) The process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust..
Common synonyms include seismic shift, turmoil, excitement, agitation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Scotland's bottleneck junction between the West and East Coast main lines at Carstairs will be the site of major upheaval until the end of May, while £164 million worth of improvements are carried out.
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