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 There has been plenty of hubbub lately about how high school football in Florida has turned into a swinging door of transfers. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 The decor is fittingly sumptuous—think Sicilian tiles, frescoes and bespoke wallpapers—and it’s protected from the hubbub of Valletta in a country town, 15 minutes’ drive away. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for hubbub

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubbub

Noun

No one had seen anyone enter the property or even heard any commotion that morning.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
According to the warrant, the victim was only able to escape when a coach heard the commotion, entered the locker room and told the boys to settle down.

— Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of commotion

Noun

Instead of focusing only on reducing noise, officials could also pay more attention to the kinds of sounds people hear, including natural ones such as birdsong.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
This achievement marks the starting point for a new era of antiproton precision measurements 8,12 in dedicated low-noise offline laboratory environments.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of noise

Noun

One study links living near new Kern County oil and gas wells to higher infection risk, while massive housing and solar construction promise more soil disturbance and airborne, infectious dust.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
At first, Lara seems like a disturbance in Ruby’s fantasy of private election.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbance

Noun

For all the fuss the Edmonton Oilers have generated this offseason, the club will enter the 2026-27 season with a largely unchanged roster.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The Amalfi Coast has become something of a cliché, but this reminds you what all the fuss was about in the first place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of fuss

Noun

After Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon caused a stir by resigning with a grave warning about the technology's potential risks, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei responded with an essay saying that the industry might need to slow the pace of its work.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Shailene Woodley’s stylist isn’t holding back after the actress’s Emmys look caused a stir on social media.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of stir

Noun

Nissen said the team was prepared to play despite the week’s turmoil, a sentiment echoed by several players, the Tribune reported.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The sneaker industry as a whole is in a period of turmoil, given that consumers don’t appear to want to pay full price for shoes.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026