Synonyms of abuzz

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buzzing
• busy
• vibrant
• thriving
• humming
• crowded
• lively
• brisk
• populous
• bustling
• happening
• rousing
• stirring
• astir
• kinetic
• alive
• flourishing
• animated
• hopping
• abubble
• teeming
• swarming
• aboil
• overflowing
• thronging
• abounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dead
• sleepy
• inactive
• lifeless
• asleep

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abuzz

In a two-story warehouse on the back lot, just a few blocks away from the streets of Tumbleton, Mason gives me a tour of his prosthetics operation, which is currently abuzz with workers assembling gruesome wounds and other injuries. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Residents were abuzz to hear about White Castle coming to Fort Worth when the news broke just a month ago. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026

The Democratic Socialists of America summit was abuzz about whether to endorse a presidential candidate, potentially Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Despite the early morning hour, the oceanfront hotels were already abuzz, a startling contrast to the more relaxed mood at Hotel Wailea. — Ronee Uyeshiro, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026