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Synonyms for shindy

  • noun

Most common

row riot fuss disturbance hub-bub shindig

All synonyms

Noun

1. Disturbance

to-do, disturbance, trouble, row, bother, riot, fuss, flap, ado, uproar, commotion, fracas, hullabaloo, brouhaha, foofaraw informal, stir, din, brawl, turmoil, racket, racquet UK, outcry, ruckus

Other

hub-bub, shindig

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A shindig.

Forms

Plural
shindys → to-dos, disturbances, troubles, rows…

Example sentences

  • row Tom and Mary usually like to sit in the front row.
  • riot The authorities sent in troops to quell the riot.
  • fuss It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
  • disturbance Is this a servo or a disturbance-rejection problem?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shindysteady
rowrising
riotsteady
fussrising
disturbancesteady

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

By length

3 letters
row1, din1, ado2
4 letters
riot2, stir1, fuss1, flap1
5 letters
brawl1
6 letters
bother2, racket2, uproar2, outcry2, ruckus2, fracas2
7 letters
trouble2, turmoil2, racquet2, shindig2
8 letters
brouhaha3, foofaraw
9 letters
commotion3
10 letters
hullabaloo4
11 letters
disturbance3

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