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Synonyms for conniption

Most common

scene tantrum

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.

    When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.

Related words

Phrases
conniption fit

Forms

Plural
conniptions → tantrums, fits, scenes…

Example sentences

  • scene Five fire engines rushed to the scene of the fire.
  • tantrum The child threw a tantrum because he wanted the toy.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
conniptionrising
scenerising
tantrumrising

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

By length

3 letters
fit1
5 letters
scene1
7 letters
tantrum2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tantrum2 = 2 syllables).