Synonyms for ado
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
Forms
- Plural
- ados → fusses, to-dos, bustles, troubles…
Example sentences
- fuss It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
- hullabaloo Tom and Mary wanted to get married on the quiet to avoid all the hullabaloo.
- palaver We have no time to waste in idle palaver.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ado | steady | |
| fuss | rising | |
| hullabaloo | steady | |
| palaver | steady | |
| brouhaha | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- stir1, fuss1, flap1
- 5 letters
- pains1
- 6 letters
- bother2, hustle2, uproar2, flurry2, bustle2, ruckus2, tumult2, fracas2, rumpus, pother
- 7 letters
- trouble2, turmoil2, palaver
- 8 letters
- brouhaha3
- 9 letters
- confusion3, commotion3
- 10 letters
- excitement3, hullabaloo4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bother2 = 2 syllables).
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