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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | commotion, fuss |
| Synonyms: | agitation, bustle, clamor, confusion, dither, fever, flap, fluster, hassle, hoopla*, hubbub, hullabaloo*, state, stew, storm*, sweat*, tizzy, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, twitter* |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | outbreak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sudden happening |
| Synonyms: | beginning, blowup, brawl, break, breaking, burst, bursting, commencement, commotion, convulsion, crack, crash, dawn, detonation, discharge, disorder, disruption, ebullition, effervescence, epidemic, eruption, explosion, fit, flare-up, flash, fury, gush, gushing, insurrection, irruption, mutiny, onset, outburst, outpouring, paroxysm, plague, rebellion, rending, revolution, roar, sally, sortie, spasm, spurt, storm, sundering, surge, thunder, tumult, uprising, volley |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, end, finale |
| Main Entry: | outburst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fit of temper |
| Synonyms: | access, attack, blow, burst, conniption, discharge, eruption, explosion, flare, flare-up, frenzy, gush, gust, outbreak, outpouring, paroxysm, rapture, scene, spasm, storm, surge, tantrum, transport, upheaval |
| Antonyms: | harmony, order, peace |
| Main Entry: | outrage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anger |
| Synonyms: | blowup, flare-up, fury, huff, hurt, indignation, resentment, ruckus*, shock*, stew, storm*, wrath |
| Antonyms: | cheer, glee, happiness, joy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | passion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong emotion |
| Synonyms: | affection, affectivity, agony, anger, animation, ardor, dedication, devotion, distress, dolor, eagerness, ecstasy, excitement, feeling, fervor, fire, fit, flare-up, frenzy, fury, heat, hurrah, indignation, intensity, ire, joy, misery, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, rage, rapture, resentment, sentiment, spirit, storm, suffering, temper, transport, vehemence, warmth, wrath, zeal, zest |
| Antonyms: | calm, calmness |
| Main Entry: | pique |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | anger, irritation |
| Synonyms: | annoyance, blowup, conniption, dander, displeasure, flare-up, grudge, huff, hurt, irk, miff, offense, peeve, pet*, provocation, resentment, rise, ruckus*, slow burn, snit, sore*, stew, storm*, tiff, umbrage, vexation |
| Notes: | peak means 'maximize,' peek means 'to peep or snoop,' and pique means 'to excite or irritate' |
| Antonyms: | cheer, happiness, joy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | precipitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moisture in air or falling from sky |
| Synonyms: | cloudburst, condensation, drizzle, hail, hailstorm, heavy dew, precip, rain, rainfall, rainstorm, sleet, snow, storm, wetness |
| Antonyms: | dryness |
| Main Entry: | rage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme anger |
| Synonyms: | acerbity, acrimony, agitation, animosity, apoplexy, asperity, bitterness, blowup, bluster, choler, convulsion, dander, eruption, exasperation, excitement, explosion, ferment, ferocity, fireworks, frenzy, furor, fury, gall, heat*, hemorrhage, huff, hysterics, indignation, ire, irritation, madness, mania, obsession, outburst, paroxysm, passion, rampage, raving, resentment, spasm, spleen, squall, storm, tantrum, temper, umbrage, uproar, upset, vehemence, violence, wingding, wrath |
| Notes: | ire suggests greater intensity than anger, rage suggests loss of self-control, and fury is destructive rage verging on madness |
| Antonyms: | glee, happiness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | riot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uprising, disorder |
| Synonyms: | anarchism, anarchy, brannigan, brawl, burst, commotion, confusion, distemper, disturbance, flap, fray, free-for-all, fuss, hassle, lawlessness, misrule, mix-up, mob violence, protest, quarrel, racket, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, run-in, scene, shivaree, shower, snarl, stir, storm, street fighting, strife, to-do, trouble, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar, wingding |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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