| Main Entry: | hurly-burly |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | restlessness |
Synonyms: |
confusion, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | clamor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud cry; commotion |
Synonyms: |
agitation, babel, blare, brouhaha*, bustle, buzz, clinker, complaint, convulsion, din, discord, exclamation, ferment, hassle, hoo-ha, hubba-hubba, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly, lament, noise, outcry, pandemonium, protesting, racket, remonstrance, row, ruckus, shout, shouting, to-do, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, vociferation |
Antonyms: |
quiet, silence |
| Main Entry: | commotion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamor, uproar |
Synonyms: |
ado, agitation, annoyance, backwash, ballyhoo, bedlam, big scene, big stink, brouhaha, bustle, clatter, combustion, confusion, convulsion, discomposure, disquiet, dither, excitement, ferment, fermentation, flap, flurry, furor, fuss, hell broke loose, hubbub, hurly-burly, insurgence, 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 |
Antonyms: |
calm, calmness, peace, quiet, quietude, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility |
| Main Entry: | din |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud, continuous noise |
Synonyms: |
babel, bedlam, boisterousness, 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, stridency, tintamarre, tintinnabulation, tumult, uproar |
| Main Entry: | haste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme speed, hurry |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, hastiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace, precipitancy, precipitateness, prematureness, press, promptitude, promptness, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rashness, recklessness, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, scuttle, swiftness, urgency, velocity |
| Notes: | haste is overly eager speed while hasten is to act or move at high speed |
Antonyms: |
delay, leisure, lingering, rest, slowness |
| Main Entry: | hubbub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, disorder |
Synonyms: |
babel, bedlam, brouhaha*, clamor, confusion, din, disturbance, fuss, hassle, hell broke loose, hue and cry, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly, jangle, noise, pandemonium, racket, riot, rowdydow, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, whirl |
Antonyms: |
calm, order, peace |
| 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, ruction, rumpus, stir, tumult, turmoil, unrest, uproar, whirl |
Antonyms: |
peace, rest |
| Main Entry: | whirl |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, confusion |
Synonyms: |
ado, agitation, bustle, clatter, daze, dither, ferment, flurry, fluster, flutter, furor, fuss, hubbub, hurly-burly, hurry, merry-go-round, moil, pother, round, ruction, rush, series, spin, stir, storm, succession, tempest, tumult, turbulence, uproar, whirlwind |
Antonyms: |
calm, peace |
| Main Entry: | hastiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | haste |
Synonyms: |
alacrity, briskness, bustle, carelessness, celerity, dash, dispatch, drive, expedition, expeditiousness, fleetness, flurry, foolhardiness, heedlessness, hurly-burly, hurriedness, hustle, hustling, impatience, impetuosity, incautiousness, nimbleness, pace |