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| Main Entry: | hubbub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, disorder |
| Synonyms: | babel, bedlam, brouhaha*, clamor, confusion, din, disturbance, fuss, hassle, hue and cry*, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly*, jangle, noise, pandemonium, racket, riot, ruckus, rumpus, to-do*, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl, hell broke loose, rowdydow, ruction |
| Antonyms: | calm, order, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ado |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fuss |
| Synonyms: | bother, confusion, excitement, flurry, hubbub, to-do*, travail, trouble, turmoil |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bedlam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaotic situation |
| Synonyms: | chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, din, disquiet, disquietude, furor, hubbub, madhouse, maelstrom, noise, pandemonium, racket, shambles, tumult, turmoil, uproar |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace, quiet |
| Main Entry: | bustle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quick and busy activity |
| Synonyms: | ado, agitation, clamor, commotion, do*, excitement, flurry, furor, fuss, haste, hubbub, hurly-burly*, hurry, pother, rumpus, stir, to-do*, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl, whirlpool, whirlwind |
| Antonyms: | laziness, relaxation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clamor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud cry; commotion |
| Synonyms: | agitation, babel, blare, brouhaha*, bustle, buzz, complaint, convulsion, din, discord, exclamation, ferment, hassle, hoo-ha*, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly*, lament, noise, outcry, pandemonium, racket, remonstrance, row, ruckus, shout, shouting, to-do, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, clinker, hubba-hubba, protesting, vociferation |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commotion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamor, uproar |
| Synonyms: | ado, agitation, annoyance, backwash, ballyhoo*, bedlam, brouhaha, bustle, clatter, combustion, confusion, convulsion, disquiet, dither, excitement, ferment, fermentation, flap, flurry, furor, fuss, hubbub, hurly-burly, insurrection, lather*, mutiny, outcry, pandemonium, perturbation, pother, racket, rebellion, revolt, riot, rumpus, stew, stir, to-do, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uprising, upset, upturn, vexation, welter, whirl, big scene, big stink, discomposure, hell broke loose, insurgence |
| Antonyms: | calm, calmness, peace, quiet, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility, quietude |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | din |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud, continuous noise |
| Synonyms: | babel, bedlam, brouhaha, buzz, clamor, clangor, clash, clatter, commotion, confusion, crash, disquiet, hoo-ha*, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly*, jangle, music, outcry, pandemonium, percussion, racket, row, shout, sound, tintinnabulation, tumult, uproar, boisterousness, stridency, tintamarre |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef*, bone of contention*, brawl, broil, brouhaha, commotion, conflict, contention, controversy, debate, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, discussion, dissension, disturbance, embroilment, falling-out, feud, fireworks*, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, rumpus*, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle, bickering, polemic |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disturbance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion; upset |
| Synonyms: | agitation, annoyance, bother, brawl, brouhaha, clamor, confusion, convulsion, derangement, disorder, disruption, distraction, eruption, explosion, ferment, fisticuffs, flap, fracas, fray, fuss, hindrance, hubbub, hullabaloo*, insurrection, interruption, intrusion, perturbation, quake, quarrel, racket, rampage, restlessness, riot, ruckus, rumble, shock, spasm, stink*, stir*, storm, to-do*, tremor, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, uproar, violence, big scene, big stink, disarrangement, molestation |
| Antonyms: | calm, order, peace, quiet, tranquility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excitement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enthusiasm; incitement |
| Synonyms: | action, activity, ado, adventure, agitation, animation, bother, buzz*, commotion, confusion, disturbance, dither*, drama, elation, emotion, feeling, ferment, fever, flurry, frenzy, furor, fuss, heat*, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, hurry, hysteria, impulse, instigation, intoxication, motivation, motive, movement, passion, perturbation, provocation, rage, stimulation, stimulus, stir, thrill, titillation, to-do*, trepidation, tumult, turmoil, urge, warmth, discomposure, excitation, kicks, melodrama, wildness |
| Antonyms: | apathy, boredom, calm, calmness, dullness, lull, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoopla |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excitement |
| Synonyms: | action, activity, brouhaha, bustle, buzz*, commotion, drama, elation, emotion, feeling, fever, fireworks*, flurry, frenzy, furor, fuss, heat*, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, hysteria, passion, racket, rage, ruckus, rumpus, stir, thrill, excitation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hullabaloo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uproar |
| Synonyms: | bedlam, brouhaha, chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, free-for-all*, furor, fuss, hassle, hubbub, hue and cry, mayhem, melee, noise, pandemonium, racket*, riot, row, ruckus, to-do*, big scene |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jangle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cacophony of noises |
| Synonyms: | babel, clang, clangor, clash, din, dissonance, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, jar, pandemonium, racket, rattle, reverberation, roar, tumult, uproar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | noise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sound that is loud or not harmonious |
| Synonyms: | babble, babel, bang, bedlam, bellow, blare, blast, boom, buzz, cacophony, clamor, clang, clatter, commotion, crash, cry, detonation, din, discord, disquiet, disquietude, eruption, explosion, fanfare, fireworks, fracas*, fuss*, hoo-ha*, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, jangle, outcry, pandemonium, peal, racket, ring, roar, row, shot, shouting, squawk, talk, thud, tumult, turbulence, uproar, yelling, yelp, bewailing, boisterousness, caterwauling, drumming, lamentation, sonance, stridency, uproariousness |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pandemonium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | craziness, commotion |
| Synonyms: | anarchy, babel, bedlam, bluster, brouhaha*, chaos, clamor, clatter, confusion, din, hassle, hubbub*, hue and cry*, hullabaloo*, jangle, noise, racket, riot, ruckus*, rumpus, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ruckus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance |
| Synonyms: | bother, brawl, brouhaha*, commotion, disorder, disruption, distraction, explosion, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, fuss, hubbub*, hullabaloo*, interruption, quarrel, racket, rampage, riot, rumble, rumpus, stink*, stir, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, uproar, big scene, big stink |
| Notes: | raucous means unpleasantly loud and harsh or disturbing the public peace, while a ruckus is a disturbance or a commotion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rumpus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamor |
| Synonyms: | brouhaha*, commotion, discord, disturbance, donnybrook, fracas, fuss, hassle, hubbub, hullabaloo*, noise, outcry, pandemonium, racket, rhubarb, ruckus, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, hubba-hubba |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dispute, quarrel |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef*, brouhaha, conflict, difference of opinion, disagreement, discord, dissension, embroilment, falling-out, feud, flare-up, fracas, friction, fuss, hubbub, miff*, misunderstanding, row, rumpus*, run-in*, squabble, strife, tiff, words, bickering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | to-do |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, excitement |
| Synonyms: | agitation, bother, brouhaha*, bustle, clamor, disorder, disturbance, flap*, furor, fuss, hassle, hoo-ha*, hoopla*, hubbub*, hurly-burly*, hurrah, performance, pother, quarrel, racket, rumpus, stir, tumult, turmoil, unrest, uproar, whirl, ruction |
| Antonyms: | peace, rest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | turmoil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chaos |
| Synonyms: | agitation, ailment, anxiety, bedlam, bustle, commotion, confusion, disorder, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, dither, ferment, flap*, flurry, free-for-all*, fuss, hassle*, hectic, hubbub*, lather*, mix-up, noise, pandemonium, pother, restlessness, riot, row, ruckus, stir, strife, to-do*, topsy-turvy, trouble, tumult, turbulence, unrest, uproar, violence, whirl, anxiousness, restiveness |
| Antonyms: | calm, harmony, order, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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