HUBBUB Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

hubbub

noun

ˈhə-ˌbəb

Definition of hubbub

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity imagine all the hubbub at the zoo when the lion escaped

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as in noise

a violent shouting the people who had been in line for tickets made a huge hubbub when they were told that the concert was all sold out

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Recent Examples of hubbub Set the scene Daunt’s is right in the heart of things, but both the pool area and the main 23-room motel feel like a little oasis, set apart from the hubbub of town and with none of the see-and-be-seen energy of places like the Surf Lodge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Are florists watching the hubbub around the Swift-Kelce wedding? — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026 Not every solution has to be engineered The hubbub over the Reflecting Pool holds a mirror up to assumptions about how to solve pressing environmental challenges. — Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 Surrounding the octagon-centric portion of the South Lawn was a hubbub of construction Thursday. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hubbub

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubbub

Noun

In a United conference room tucked away from the commotion of the terminal, the musicians get out their instruments and are harmonizing a few seconds later.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
This surface commotion fires up all manner of predatory gamefish.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026

Definition of commotion

Noun

Planning Director Cori Reaume told the council that the specific use permits means city staff would consider noise, water systems and effects of data centers on adjacent properties.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
But lost amid the noise were two other mammoth data center projects making moves in metro Atlanta, both of which filed key state paperwork on the same day as OpenAI.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of noise

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 disturbance

Noun

Dixon said other issues to be considered are the deafening roar of traffic passing under the footbridge on I-91 and how to soften it.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
But the show doesn’t start until the 79-year-old De Shields nattily flips his jacket open, to the approving roar of the audience.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of roar

Noun

Much fuss has been made online about these audience scores by a segment of the population who believe The Odyssey was destined to fail, and something sinister must be going on behind the scenes to produce these numbers.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Midfielder Joao Neves looks to move the ball on quickly, finding Bruno Fernandes with a quick pass, but Rodri is aware and instantly closes him down, barging him off the ball and returning the ball to his centre-back with minimal fuss.

— Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of fuss

Noun

Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Her Valley girl howl will stop you in your tracks, proclaiming friendship, revolution, and, yeah, lust.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of howl

Noun

Alessandro Michele‘s reinventions of the iconic Valentino Rockstud shoe caused quite the stir when introduced in his pre-fall 2026 collection — but another one of Michele’s heel styles has been quietly heating up alongside it.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
This comment caused a stir in the press, and is widely believed to be part of the reason Sarah and the future king broke things off in early 1978.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 July 2026

Definition of stir

Noun

So then this kind of social turmoil also with the economic turmoil, inflation was really, really high for a number of years in the '90s.

— Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
First signs of turmoil emerged in July last year, when LuisaViaRoma revealed plans to streamline its business operations by shutting its unit and office in Milan.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026