COMMOTIONS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

commotions

noun

plural of commotion

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in town

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Recent Examples of commotions Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Disturbing the peace … The measurements found that the ionospheric disturbances resulting from the Artemis II launch were more significant than any caused by other rocket launches to date.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Such disturbances could become more problematic as powerful rocket launches become more frequent, Lin told the publication.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of disturbances

Noun

About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Definition of turmoils

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There’s some clear compression going on that doesn’t leave my voice anywhere close to broadcast quality, but at least folks on the other end of a call won’t be trying to parse my voice from all the noises around me.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
The president has occasionally made noises about making deals, but the political incentives ahead of the 2028 presidential election are for both sides to dig in.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

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