PANDEMONIUM Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

pandemonium

noun

ˌpan-də-ˈmō-nē-əm

Definition of pandemonium

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity Christmas morning at our house is always marked by pandemonium

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as in hell

capitalized the place of punishment for the wicked after death a surrealist painting in which all the torments of Pandemonium are vividly depicted

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Recent Examples of pandemonium The supermodel was one of the most surprising people to make the guest list, causing pandemonium amongst Swifties and pop culture nerds alike when she was photographed heading to the wedding in a gorgeous gold silk gown (what a gold rush). — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026 The hours-long pandemonium involved some teenaged children and young adults throwing mortars, fireworks and more at those who crowded about and at police officers, a grocery store getting merchandise stolen and an unlawful assembly declared. — Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 6 July 2026 Right after Canada finished its first knockout match victory in a World Cup, coach Jesse Marsch huddled his players on the grass of a stadium still in pandemonium and spoke from his heart — shouted, actually. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 Prepare for pandemonium on Centre Court — surely? — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pandemonium

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Noun

Robin’s younger sister Riverley heard the commotion and ran for help.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
In the meantime, there’s a lot of unwieldy comic commotion involving a missing corpse, a tweaking, naked Dwight and enough insipid TV sibling bickering to clog the airwaves for a decade.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of commotion

Noun

One study links living near new Kern County oil and gas wells to higher infection risk, while massive housing and solar construction promise more soil disturbance and airborne, infectious dust.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
At first, Lara seems like a disturbance in Ruby’s fantasy of private election.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbance

Noun

Four cars and two storage containers were damaged by the inferno, the fire department said.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
The crew use three tiers of flame bars behind Howell to spark the inferno that will snake through prom, fueled by the growing intensity of Carrie’s powers.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of inferno

Noun

Or use it in place of croutons by seasoning it and stir-frying.

— Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
After Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon caused a stir by resigning with a grave warning about the technology's potential risks, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei responded with an essay saying that the industry might need to slow the pace of its work.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of stir

Noun

Created by Ronan Bennett, the Paramount+ series follows the warring Harrigan and Stevenson families, whose long-running feud threatens to upend London’s criminal underworld.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
When his brother pleads for help, Tariq is pulled back into the London criminal underworld and the dangerous orbit of their crime boss mother.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of underworld

Noun

Nissen said the team was prepared to play despite the week’s turmoil, a sentiment echoed by several players, the Tribune reported.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The sneaker industry as a whole is in a period of turmoil, given that consumers don’t appear to want to pay full price for shoes.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of turmoil

Noun

Miami sacked him three times and had nine quarterback hurries.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
For the day, the Steelers had four sacks, four quarterback hurries, three additional tackles for loss and four passes batted down by defensive linemen, and four of Atlanta’s offensive linemen were called for holding at least once.

— Josh Kendall, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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