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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sound that is loud or not harmonious |
| Synonyms: | babble, babel, bang, bedlam, bellow, bewailing, blare, blast, boisterousness, boom, buzz, cacophony, caterwauling, clamor, clang, clatter, commotion, crash, cry, detonation, din, discord, disquiet, disquietude, drumming, eruption, explosion, fanfare, fireworks, fracas*, fuss*, hoo-ha, hubbub, hullabaloo*, jangle, lamentation, outcry, pandemonium, peal, racket, ring, roar, row, shot, shouting, sonance, squawk, stridency, talk, thud, tumult, turbulence, uproar, uproariousness, yelling, yelp |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = 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: | 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 |
* = 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: | crack |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud sound, usually from hitting |
| Synonyms: | bang, bash, belt, blast, blow, boom, buffet, burst, clap, clip, clout, crash, cuff, explosion, go, noise, pop, report, shot, slam, slap, smack, smash, snap, splintering, splitting, stab, stroke, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, wham |
| Main Entry: | hearsay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unsubstantiated information |
| Synonyms: | clothesline, comment, cry, gossip, grapevine, leak*, mere talk, noise*, report, rumble*, rumor, scandal, scuttlebutt, talk, talk of the town, word of mouth |
| 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, 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hullabaloo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uproar |
| Synonyms: | bedlam, big scene, 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 |
| Main Entry: | outcry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scream, exclamation |
| Synonyms: | clamor, commotion, complaint, convulsion, cry, ferment, flak, hoo-ha, howl, hubba-hubba, hullabaloo*, noise, objection, outburst, protest, screech, tumult, uproar, upturn, yell |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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