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flurry

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of flurry

1 a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity

  • a flurry of activity on the floor of the stock market as soon as the news spread
Synonyms of flurry

burst, flare, flare-up, flash, flicker, flutter, outbreak, outburst, spurt
Words Related to flurry

recrudescence, recurrence, renewal

binge, jag, spree

boost, increase, pickup, upswing, upturn

epidemic, eruption, explosion, paroxysm

deluge, flood, rush, spate, surge, volley

commotion, furor, uproar
Near Antonyms of flurry

calm, doldrums, slump

2 a sudden brief rush of wind

  • a flurry that scattered the fallen leaves
Synonyms of flurry

blast, blow, gust, scud, williwaw, windblast
Words Related to flurry

breeze, zephyr

current, draft

air, breath, waft

puff, whiff

bluster, gale, hurricane, squall, tempest, tornado, windstorm

northeaster, norther, northerly, northwester, southeaster, southwester, westerly

3 a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once

  • a patient with a mysterious illness being subjected to a flurry of tests
Synonyms of flurry

barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, storm, volley
Words Related to flurry

broadside, earful

avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent

current, river, stream, tide

excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Near Antonyms of flurry

dribble, drip, trickle

flurry

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flurry

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

  • flurried by visions of falls and broken bones, the parents wouldn't even allow the child to ride a bike
Synonyms of flurry

agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry
Words Related to flurry

aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex

bedevil, haunt, plague

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve
Near Antonyms of flurry

allay, alleviate, assuage

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate
Antonyms of flurry

calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

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