Synonyms for brouhaha
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A stir; a fuss or uproar.
It caused quite a brouhaha when the school suspended one of its top students for refusing to adhere to the dress code.
Related words
- Other spellings
- bruhaha
Forms
- Plural
- brouhahas → uproars, kerfuffles, hullabaloos, ruckuses…
Example sentences
- uproar This has caused a huge uproar in the city.
- ruckus My kid is aggressive and is always making a ruckus.
- hullabaloo Tom and Mary wanted to get married on the quiet to avoid all the hullabaloo.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| brouhaha | rising | |
| uproar | rising | |
| ruckus | rising | |
| fracas | rising | |
| hullabaloo | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ado2
- 4 letters
- riot2, stir1, fuss1
- 5 letters
- chaos2, furor2
- 6 letters
- bother2, unrest2, uproar2, outcry2, ruckus2, tumult2, furore, fracas2, rumpus
- 7 letters
- trouble2, turmoil2
- 9 letters
- commotion3, kerfuffle3
- 10 letters
- hullabaloo4
- 11 letters
- pandemonium5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ado2 = 2 syllables).