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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance |
| Synonyms: | big scene, big stink, 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 |
| 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: | spat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dispute, quarrel |
| Synonyms: | altercation, argument, beef, bickering, 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 |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wrangle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, battle royal, bickering, blow-off, blowup, brannigan, brawl, brouhaha*, clash, contest, controversy, disagreement, dispute, exchange, falling-out, flap, fracas, hassle, knock-down drag-out, quarrel, row, ruckus*, ruction, rumble, rumpus, scene, set-to, squabble, tiff |
| Notes: | to wangle means to gain by trickery; to wrangle means to argue or debate something angrily |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hoo-hah |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sensation |
| Synonyms: | agitation, bomb*, bombshell, brouhaha, commotion, excitement, flash*, furor, hit*, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, scandal, stir, stunner, surprise, thrill, uproar, wonder, wow* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vociferation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme loudness |
| Synonyms: | blare, brouhaha*, bustle, buzz*, clamor, clinker, complaint, convulsion, din, discord, exclamation, ferment, hassle, hoo-ha, hubba-hubba, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly, lament, noise, outcry, pandemonium, protesting, racket, remonstrance, row, ruckus*, rumpus, shout, shouting, to-do, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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