Synonyms of kerfuffle

kerfuffle

noun

chiefly British

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

predictably, the royal scandal caused quite a kerfuffle on Fleet Street

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

See More

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