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Synonyms for bobbery

27 synonyms

noun

Most common

fuss din brawl flap quarrel commotion hub-bub fracas

All synonyms

Noun

fuss, din, brawl, flap, quarrel, commotion, hub-bub, fracas, hullabaloo, brouhaha, stir, disturbance, unrest, turmoil, outcry, ado, uproar, bustle, ruckus, ferment, tumult, pandemonium, clatter, rumpus, shindy, ruction, foofaraw informal

Definitions

n. 1
A squabble; a tumult; a noisy disturbance.

Forms

Plural: bobberies → fusses, dins, brawls, flaps…

Example sentences

fuss It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
din Babur's full name was Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur.
brawl Sami and Farid had a brawl right before Christmas.
flap Ziri's tent was still there but its flap was open.
quarrel The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.
commotion James heard the commotion and hurried to the room.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
bobbery		steady
fuss		rising
din		rising
brawl		rising
flap		rising
quarrel		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: din¹, ado²
4 letters: stir¹, fuss¹, flap¹
5 letters: brawl¹
6 letters: unrest², outcry², uproar², bustle², ruckus², tumult², fracas², rumpus, shindy
7 letters: turmoil², quarrel², ferment², clatter², ruction
8 letters: brouhaha³, foofaraw
9 letters: commotion³
10 letters: hullabaloo⁴
11 letters: disturbance³, pandemonium⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ado² = 2 syllables).