BROUHAHA Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

brouhaha

noun

as in commotion

informal + usually disapproving great excitement or concern about something A brouhaha erupted over her statements about the president.

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Recent Examples of brouhaha Joshua Hedley, a Florida native who began playing fiddle at age 8 and just released a stellar album of Western swing music called All Hat, can’t help but laugh at the whole brouhaha. —

Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025 California has been drawn into the brouhaha, asking voters to approve a response to a move by Texas to gain five GOP congressional seats by doing a mid-census gerrymandered redistricting. —

Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025 Once the brouhaha subsided, the players said their final farewell to each other and headed back into the locker room. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Following the Chiefs’ 30-17 win over the Lions at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Branch snubbed Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes’ handshake attempt, then took a swing at Smith-Schuster, starting a brouhaha on the field. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brouhaha

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During the commotion, the agent’s shaky cellphone video shows houses along the street and views of the sky.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
In the heat of the moment, though, Certa was clearly walking after one of the officials, but Shrewsberry came barreling in as the official turned around to see the commotion.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026