tumult vs commotion

tumult and commotion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tumult	Yes	No	No	No
commotion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tumult and commotion are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of tumult include din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus.

As nouns, commotion is a hypernym of tumult; that is, commotion is a word with a broader meaning than tumult:

Other hypernyms of tumult include disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do.

tumult (noun)	commotion (noun)
the act of making a noisy disturbance	the act of making a noisy disturbance
violent agitation	confused movement
a state of commotion and noise and confusion	a disorderly outburst or tumult