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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef, bickering, 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, polemic, quarrel, row, rumpus, squabble, squall, strife, tiff, uproar, variance, words, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | agreement |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disturbance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion; upset |
| Synonyms: | agitation, annoyance, big scene, big stink, bother, brawl, brouhaha, clamor, confusion, convulsion, derangement, disarrangement, disorder, disruption, distraction, eruption, explosion, ferment, fisticuffs, flap, fracas, fray, fuss, hindrance, hubbub, hullabaloo*, insurrection, interruption, intrusion, molestation, perturbation, quake, quarrel, racket, rampage, restlessness, riot, ruckus, rumble, shock, spasm, stink*, stir*, storm, to-do, tremor, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, uproar, violence |
| Antonyms: | calm, order, peace, quiet, tranquility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ferment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agitation, uprising |
| Synonyms: | ailment, brouhaha, clamor, commotion, convulsion, disquiet, disquietude, disruption, disturbance, excitement, fever, flap, frenzy, furor, fuss, heat, hell broke loose, hubbub, imbroglio, outcry, restiveness, restlessness, row, rumble, scene, state of unrest, stew, stink*, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, unrest, upheaval, uproar, upturn |
| Antonyms: | calm, contentedness, happiness, peace, pleasure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion |
| Synonyms: | agitation, banging, brouhaha, confusion, dither, fluster, flutter, fuss, lather, panic, pother, state*, stew, sweat*, tizzy, to-do, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, twitter* |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace, peacefulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flurry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, burst |
| Synonyms: | ado, agitation, brouhaha, bustle, confusion, disturbance, excitement, ferment, flap, flaw, fluster, flutter, furor, fuss, gust, haste, hurry, outbreak, pother, spell, spurt, squall, stir*, to-do, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, whirl, whirlwind |
| Antonyms: | calm, calmness, quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fluster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | perturbation, upset |
| Synonyms: | agitation, brouhaha, commotion, disturbance, dither, flap, flurry, flutter, furor, ruffle, state*, to-do, turmoil |
| Antonyms: | calm, calmness, comfort, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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