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noise - 20 thesaurus results
| 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: | acoustics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sound quality |
| Synonyms: | echo, noise, sound, sound properties, sound transmission |
| 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: | 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: | clatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crash; make racket |
| Synonyms: | bang, bluster, bump, clang, clank, clash, hurtle, noise, rattle, roar, shatter, smash |
| Main Entry: | hearsay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unsubstantiated information |
| Synonyms: | comment, cry, gossip, grapevine*, leak*, noise*, report, rumble*, rumor, scandal, scuttlebutt*, talk, word of mouth*, clothesline, mere talk, talk of the town |
| Antonyms: | evidence, proof, reality, testimony, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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: | outcry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scream, exclamation |
| Synonyms: | clamor, commotion, complaint, convulsion, cry, ferment, flak*, hoo-ha*, howl, hullabaloo*, noise, objection, outburst, protest, screech, tumult, uproar, upturn, yell, hubba-hubba |
| Antonyms: | quiet, 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: | publicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promotion of something, someone |
| Synonyms: | advertising, announcement, attention, ballyhoo*, blurb*, boost*, broadcasting, clout*, commercial, currency, distribution, fame, handout, hoopla*, hype*, limelight*, noise*, notoriety, pitch, plug*, press, propaganda, public relations, puff*, puffery*, pushing, release, report, scratch*, spotlight*, spread, write-up, PR, announcing, big noise, billing, build-up, ink, press-agentry, promo, promulgation, public notice, réclame |
| Antonyms: | secret |
* = 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: | rustle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | whisper, swish |
| Synonyms: | crackle, friction, noise, patter, ripple, rustling, sound, stir, crepitation, crinkling |
| Main Entry: | sound |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something heard or audible |
| Synonyms: | accent, din, harmony, intonation, melody, modulation, music, noise, note, pitch, racket, report, resonance, reverberation, softness, static, tenor, tone, vibration, voice, loudness, ringing, sonance, sonancy, sonority, sonorousness, tonality |
| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | tattle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gossip; tell rumor |
| Synonyms: | babble, blab*, chat, chatter, give away, gossip, jabber, leak, noise, prate, prattle*, rumor, snitch, spill, spill the beans*, squeal, talk, yak*, give the show away, have a big mouth, spread rumor, talk idly, tell on, tell tale |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tumult |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uproar, confusion |
| Synonyms: | ado, affray, agitation, altercation, babel, bedlam, brawl, clamor, commotion, convulsion, din, disorder, disturbance, dither, excitement, ferment, fight, fracas, fuss, hassle*, jangle, lather*, maelstrom, noise, outbreak, outcry, pandemonium, paroxysm, pother, quarrel, racket, riot, row, stir, strife, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, upheaval, upturn, ruction, seething, unsettlement, wildness |
| Notes: | tumult applies only to people, while turmoil is confusion and agitation for people and things; tumultuous can describe things and people |
| Antonyms: | calmness, order, peace |
* = 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
| Main Entry: | uproar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, pandemonium |
| Synonyms: | ado, babble, babel, bedlam, brawl, broil*, bustle, chaos, clamor, clangor, clatter, confusion, din, disorder, flap*, fracas*, free-for-all*, furor, fuss, hassle, jangle, mayhem, melee, noise, outcry, racket, riot, roughhouse, row, stink*, stir, strife, to-do*, turbulence, turmoil, violence, bickering, big scene, ruction, shivaree |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cacophony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dissonance |
| Synonyms: | discord, harshness, noise |
| Main Entry: | clang |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clank |
| Synonyms: | clash, jangle, noise |
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