Synonyms of disturbances

disturbances

noun

plural of disturbance

1

as in commotions

a state of noisy, confused activity

went to investigate the disturbance outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotions
• turmoils
• noises
• stirs
• storms
• fusses
• hurricanes
• rackets
• fun
• tumults
• rows
• clatters
• furors
• uproars
• ruckuses
• coils
• bustles
• furores
• ructions
• clutters
• squalls
• upheavals
• moils
• zoos
• kerfuffles
• ballyhoos
• hubbubs
• pandemoniums
• roars
• hullabaloos
• alarums and excursions
• disorders
• ados
• rumpuses
• bothers
• flurries
• eruptions
• hooplas
• bluster
• to-dos
• shindys
• pothers
• blathers
• williwaws
• hurly-burlies
• welters
• whirls
• outcries
• hurlies
• stews
• foofaraws
• splores
• outbursts
• bobberies
• outbreaks
• howls
• hubble-bubbles
• helter-skelters
• cacophonies
• hurry-scurries
• brawls
• hoo-has
• clamors
• dos
• scuffles
• dins
• flare-ups
• fevers
• flutters
• hue and cries
• frays
• melees
• fracases
• hassles
• tizzies
• frets
• dithers
• lathers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms
• tranquilities
• hushes
• quiets
• rests
• peaces
• orders
• quietudes

2

as in disruptions

an act or instance of the order of things being disturbed

caused a disturbance in the carefully ordered proceedings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disruptions
• dislocations
• upsets
• derangements
• upheavals
• convulsions
• revolutions
• unsettlements

3

as in harassments

the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another

the assistant apologized for the disturbance and got straight to the point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harassments
• annoyances
• vexations
• aggravations
• botherations
• bedevilments
• persecutions
• tortures
• importunities
• provocations
• torments
• molestations
• mischiefs
• offenses
• devilments
• devilries
• aggros

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disturbances

Officers say the changes are aimed at addressing a recent rise in overnight disturbances while reassuring visitors and businesses that Old Sacramento remains a safe destination. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 31 July 2026

They are identified as brain activity accompanied with multisensory disturbances and sometimes don’t even cause the signature intense pain. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 July 2026

But what’s really wild about this story is that, while eclipses create particularly mysterious disturbances in the ionosphere, radio waves actually travel differently whenever the sun isn’t out. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 29 July 2026

North of the Rio Grande, there have been disturbances to the disturbances. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Even tiny disturbances at the atomic level can cause a qubit to lose its delicate quantum state, a process known as decoherence. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

In addition, stressed ecosystems, such as industrial ports, are highly vulnerable to bioinvasion because disturbances allow for fast-growing opportunistic species to establish themselves, the paper states. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 July 2026

State police data analysts for the past year have been studying patterns of crimes and disturbances on the busway, Higgins said. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Cherry residents say developers and city leaders must do a better job protecting neighborhoods from preventable disturbances during big projects. — Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026