Synonyms of hurly-burly

hurly-burly

noun

ˌhər-lē-ˈbər-lē 

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

lost sight of his children in all the hurly-burly of the fair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotion
• disturbance
• hurry
• turmoil
• stir
• fuss
• noise
• bustle
• clatter
• racket
• hubbub
• storm
• fun
• to-do
• clutter
• tumult
• hurricane
• pandemonium
• zoo
• hullabaloo
• hoopla
• row
• rumpus
• furore
• ruckus
• welter
• blather
• ado
• ballyhoo
• roar
• bother
• pother
• coil
• hurry-scurry
• squall
• helter-skelter
• furor
• uproar
• ruction
• bluster
• kerfuffle
• flurry
• shindy
• foofaraw
• upheaval
• hurly
• hoo-ha
• stew
• whirl
• moil
• bobbery
• din
• cacophony
• hubble-bubble
• splore
• alarums and excursions
• unrest
• clamor
• outcry
• disorder
• do
• williwaw
• eruption
• howl
• fray
• brawl
• outbreak
• hue and cry
• melee
• outburst
• scuffle
• flutter
• fracas
• fever
• tizzy
• fret
• dither
• flare-up
• hassle
• lather

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• quiet
• calm
• tranquility
• stillness
• hush
• quietude
• order
• orderliness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurly-burly

But mostly for my parents, who had worked so hard for so many years to create a refuge from the hurly-burly of the outside world. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025

Mustard admires the fact that, rather than engage in the hurly-burly of social media, Lamar will disappear from public view for long stretches of time. — Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2024

The image’s low contrast and lack of sharpness suggest that it was snapped from the hurly-burly of the piazza. — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023

In the hurly-burly of a modern economy, people are constantly being hurt by economic changes beyond their control. — Alan S. Blinder, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018