POTHERS Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

pothers

noun

plural of pother

as in huffs

a state of nervous or irritated concern always in a pother over the state of her garden

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as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity the pother of city traffic that commuters face every day

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Noun

David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.

— Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025

Definition of huffs

Noun

These persons came to our city with the intent on causing harm, injury, and destruction, bringing harassment, disturbances, and mayhem.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
If these issues aren’t addressed by a mental health professional, some teens may turn to substances as well as withdraw from peers or family, or develop physical symptoms, such as headaches, stomachaches, and sleep disturbances, says Waitt.

— Sherri Gordon, Parents, 5 July 2026

Definition of disturbances

Noun

Made out of 80 percent cotton, these pants will feel like your favorite pair of sweats—all while looking like one of the most fashion-forward people on your flight.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
But from then on, Nolte was never late and showed up every day in the same outfit — a trench coat, T-shirt, sweats and Nike turf shoes — with a notebook in hand.

— CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of sweats

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The viol family included larger instruments known as viols da gamba, which were played between the legs and often featured frets similar to those found on guitars.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
The Nasdaq Composite Index has slipped nearly 3% this week as Wall Street frets over whether the trillions of dollars going into artificial intelligence will deliver the revenue and profit growth needed to justify that exorbitant cost.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of frets

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

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