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babel

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Synonyms and Antonyms of babel

1 a place of uproar or confusion

On opening day the area's newest big-box store was an incredible babel.

Synonyms of babel

bedlam, circus, madhouse, three-ring circus

Words Related to babel

bustle, commotion, pandemonium, racket, ruckus, tumult, turmoil

brouhaha, clamor, clatter, din, hubbub, noise

chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, havoc, hell, mess, muss, shambles

Near Antonyms of babel

arcadia, heaven, paradise, utopia

calm, lull, peace, respite

hush, quiet, silence, stillness

2 loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

the babel of languages and accents that can be heard at the city's farmers' market every weekend

Synonyms of babel

blare, bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, din, discordance, noise, racket, rattle, roar

Words Related to babel

discord, dissonance

commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar

clatter, jangle

bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash

Near Antonyms of babel

calm, hush, lull

quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Antonyms of babel

quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

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