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Synonyms for hurly-burly

  • noun

Most common

fuss commotion hub-bub tumult disturbance turmoil flap ado

All synonyms

Noun

commotion, hub-bub, tumult, fuss, disturbance, turmoil, flap, ado, bustle, brouhaha, pother, stir, unrest, turbulence, agitation, uproar, flurry, ferment, fracas, hullabaloo, foofaraw informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.

Related words

Other spellings
hurlyburly

Example sentences

  • fuss It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
  • commotion James heard the commotion and hurried to the room.
  • tumult They made a great tumult last night.
  • disturbance Is this a servo or a disturbance-rejection problem?
  • turmoil Algeria faced political turmoil in the 1990s.

By length

3 letters
ado2
4 letters
stir1, fuss1, flap1
6 letters
unrest2, uproar2, flurry2, bustle2, tumult2, fracas2, pother
7 letters
turmoil2, ferment2
8 letters
brouhaha3, foofaraw
9 letters
agitation4, commotion3
10 letters
turbulence3, hullabaloo4
11 letters
disturbance3

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