ABUZZ Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

abuzz

adjective

ə-ˈbəz

as in buzzing

marked by much life, movement, or activity the classroom was abuzz with preparations for that evening's open house for the parents

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Recent Examples of abuzz Agents and gallery owners are abuzz; Christophe wants Mihail to determine if the hype is real. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026 Resilience, faith in spite of hate Around midday on a Friday in December, the EPIC Masjid was abuzz. —

Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026 But the townspeople are abuzz about one of their own. —

Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Conference-goers are often ducking in and out of the big ballrooms day and night and the lobby is nearly always abuzz with travelers coming and going. —

Lizbeth Scordo, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abuzz

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On the handful of occasions in each game between them when Jokic catches at the elbow and his teammates clear out, an anxious hush invariably falls over a buzzing arena.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Even the most cursory tour of local highlights will take you from the 2,000-year-old remains of Emperor Tiberius's cliff-top Villa Jovis to the still-buzzing purveyor of Jackie Kennedy's iconic sandals—Canfora, which anchors the Via Camerelle luxury shopping corridor.

— Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026