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Synonyms for ruckus

  • noun

Most common

uproar commotion rumpus brouhaha dust-up

All synonyms

Noun

1. Commotion

commotion, brouhaha, uproar, rumpus, hullabaloo, fracas, tumult, fuss, din, brawl, trouble, fight, bother, racket, racquet UK, to-do, flap, ado, ruction, foofaraw informal, furor US, furore UK, clamor US, clamour UK, outcry

Other

dust-up, hub-bub, shemozzle slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A raucous disturbance and/or commotion.

Related words

Word family
ruckusy
Phrases
ruckus room
Other spellings
rookus

Forms

Plural
ruckuses → commotions, brouhahas, uproars, rumpuses…

Example sentences

  • uproar This has caused a huge uproar in the city.
  • commotion James heard the commotion and hurried to the room.
  • rumpus What is all this rumpus about?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ruckusrising
uproarrising
commotionrising
rumpussteady
brouhaharising

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

By length

3 letters
din1, ado2
4 letters
fuss1, flap1
5 letters
fight1, brawl1, furor2
6 letters
bother2, racket2, uproar2, outcry2, tumult2, clamor2, fracas2, furore, rumpus
7 letters
trouble2, racquet2, clamour2, ruction
8 letters
brouhaha3, foofaraw
9 letters
commotion3, shemozzle
10 letters
hullabaloo4

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

In other languages

Français
boucan
Italiano
baccano