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

Not getting enough sleep, not being able to get to sleep and waking up during the night are all signs of sleep disturbances. — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

What begins as relatively weak shear disturbances can quickly evolve into major waves and vortices. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

Matsumura added that fragmented sleep also fuels memory problems, mood disturbances and, over time, cognitive decline. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026

Matsumura added that fragmented sleep also drives fatigue, memory and concentration issues and mood disturbances. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

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

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