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

An arson suspect’s rallying cry sparks furor A 30-year-old forklift driver is accused of livestreaming the massive Kimberly-Clark warehouse blaze in Ontario, turning a $500-million toilet paper inferno into a viral protest over wages and capitalism. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The furor was stoked by the realization that The Met Gala‘s scheduled date of May 3, 2027, coincides with the Jewish holiday of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

The furor, Sanders tells David Remnick, cuts across political divisions. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

The furor produced the resignations of the BBC’s top executive and its head of news. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026