FURORS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

furors

noun

plural of furor

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity the classroom was in a furor when the mice escaped from their cage

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Recent Examples of furors There are several other ongoing furors about the president’s propensity to use his power in unusually personal ways. — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Electrolyte disturbances during unsupervised fasts can destabilize the heart and trigger arrhythmias.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Stratospheric disturbances can take days to weeks to propagate downward into the lower atmosphere.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 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

Noun

After all, how dare the franchise depart from its humble instrumental beginnings and have a human making mouth noises over the opening credits?

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Furniture mysteriously moving, lights flickering on or off and strange noises have all been reported.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

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