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Synonyms & Antonyms of brouhaha
informal + usually disapproving
great excitement or concern about something
- A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for brouhaha
- bedlam,
- bother,
- bustle,
- clamor,
- clatter,
- commotion,
- disturbance,
- fuss,
- hoo-ha
- (also hoo-hah),
- hubbub,
- hullabaloo,
- hurly-burly,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- squall,
- stew,
- stir,
- storm,
- tempest,
- to-do,
- tumult
- agitation,
- deliriousness,
- delirium,
- distraction,
- fever,
- feverishness,
- flap,
- frenzy,
- furor,
- furore,
- fury,
- hysteria,
- rage,
- rampage,
- uproar
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for brouhaha
- calm,
- calmness,
- peace,
- peacefulness,
- placidity,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- repose,
- restfulness,
- sereneness,
- serenity,
- still,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility),
- tranquilness
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“Brouhaha.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brouhaha. Accessed 29 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of brouhaha was in 1890
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