Synonyms of furor

furor

noun

ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr 

1

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the classroom was in a furor when the mice escaped from their cage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotion
• stir
• disturbance
• fuss
• turmoil
• hurry
• storm
• furore
• noise
• racket
• hoopla
• hurricane
• clatter
• uproar
• ruckus
• hullabaloo
• to-do
• hubbub
• fun
• kerfuffle
• rumpus
• tumult
• zoo
• row
• pandemonium
• clutter
• bustle
• ballyhoo
• coil
• ado
• roar
• flurry
• ruction
• squall
• outcry
• bother
• pother
• foofaraw
• blather
• hoo-ha
• welter
• bluster
• upheaval
• stew
• moil
• hurly-burly
• whirl
• shindy
• helter-skelter
• splore
• unrest
• bobbery
• hurry-scurry
• clamor
• alarums and excursions
• din
• cacophony
• hubble-bubble
• hurly
• howl
• eruption
• disorder
• outbreak
• outburst
• williwaw
• do
• brawl
• hue and cry
• flutter
• fracas
• scuffle
• fever
• fray
• tizzy
• melee
• fret
• flare-up
• lather
• dither
• hassle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• hush
• calm
• tranquility
• stillness
• quiet
• order
• quietude
• orderliness

2

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion

euphoric children in a gift-opening furor on Christmas morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frenzy
• rampage
• rage
• hysteria
• furore
• fury
• uproar
• agitation
• flap
• fever
• delirium
• distraction
• confusion
• feverishness
• chaos
• turmoil
• deliriousness
• commotion
• brouhaha
• havoc
• disorder
• pandemonium
• stir
• to-do
• ruckus
• hullabaloo
• hubbub
• clamor
• tempest
• disturbance
• rumpus
• tumult
• bedlam
• clatter
• bustle
• storm
• fuss
• ruction
• squall
• hoo-ha
• stew
• hurly-burly
• bother
• shindy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• still
• peace
• quietude
• calmness
• serenity
• calm
• tranquility
• quiet
• stillness
• placidity
• peacefulness
• repose
• restfulness
• sereneness
• tranquilness

3

as in indignation

an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something

residents were in a furor about the new paper mill being constructed within city limits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indignation
• outrage
• anger
• rage
• fury
• wrath
• mood
• irritation
• wrathfulness
• ire
• madness
• exasperation
• irritability
• jealousy
• resentment
• mad
• annoyance
• contempt
• hostility
• bitterness
• spleen
• slow burn
• choler
• angriness
• lividity
• temper
• grudge
• outburst
• animosity
• malice
• birse
• irateness
• antagonism
• enmity
• rancor
• lividness
• venom
• acrimony
• antipathy
• envy
• spite
• vexation
• aggravation
• bile
• embitterment
• vitriol
• pique
• contentiousness
• virulence
• vindictiveness
• malevolence
• biliousness
• jaundice
• heat
• belligerence
• vengefulness
• pugnacity
• crankiness
• irascibility
• dudgeon
• blowup
• querulousness
• delirium
• warmth
• quarrelsomeness
• flare
• pet
• contrariness
• pugnaciousness
• dander
• rise
• huff
• road rage
• acrimoniousness
• disputatiousness
• orneriness
• hot-headedness
• flare-up
• ruffle
• passion
• empoisonment
• chafe
• irascibleness
• air rage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasure
• delight
• patience
• calmness
• forbearance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furor

News to Know If there was some new big furor involving the WNBA this weekend, it was overshadowed by the league’s joyful celebration of its 30th season. — Matt Piper, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Kimmel addressed the remarks and the furor around them in his first telecast following the suspension. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 July 2026

Folarin Balogun, the striker whose 11th-hour reinstatement Sunday by FIFA unleashed an international furor and much anti-Yankee sentiment abroad, created a free kick with a fine hold-up play. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Hegseth denied any impropriety but the furor prompted congressional scrutiny of how and why the military was pursuing the campaign. — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026