HOOPLAS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

hooplas

noun

plural of hoopla

as in commotions

a state of noisy, confused activity for all of the hoopla, very little news emerged from the governor's press conference this afternoon

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Noun

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

Definition of commotions

Noun

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

Definition of disturbances

Noun

Sparks, buzzing, crackling, snapping or popping noises can all indicate that there may be electricity in the water.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 July 2026
China’s government is now making noises about a need to resume crude imports as its own national reserve falls below comfort levels.

— David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of noises

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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My favorite way to spend an afternoon, though, was borrowing one of the hotel's bicycles and pedaling around South of Fifth, where quiet residential streets quickly give way to cafés, the marina, and the fun buzz of Ocean Drive.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
His goal, going back to the beginning, was just for people to have fun listening his music.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

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