ruckus

noun

ˈrə-kəs
Definition of ruckusnext
1
as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people the ruckus left one person with a sprained wrist

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2
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity quit creating such a ruckus—I'm trying to sleep!

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Recent Examples of ruckus Escape the ruckus at a beach club, or lido, such as Pettolecchia Il Lido, a luxury spot between Bari and Brindisi. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026 Nearly all of those kids causing a ruckus on our first floor this past winter were students at my school. — Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 By the time Yohel Pozo hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning, the Lumberjacks had other fans — and even the mascot Fredbird — joining in on the ruckus. — ABC News, 16 May 2026 By some estimates, nearly 150 peacocks are roaming free, causing a ruckus and showing aggressive behavior against humans, cars and urban gardens. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ruckus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruckus
  1. brawl
  2. commotion
  3. altercation
  4. disturbance
  5. stir
  6. fuss
  7. hurry
  8. turmoil
Noun
  • There appeared to be no lingering ill will in the first meeting between the clubs since a three-game series at Cincinnati in mid-April that featured a benches-clearing brawl.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The brawl follows one last week during the City Series at Wrigley Field.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of brawl
Noun
  • The Canadian singer caused a commotion with her ensemble, showing off a head-to-toe Alaïa ensemble from the upcoming Archetypes spring 2027 collection.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There was no illness or injury, Krauss said, but the dog seemed ready to step away from the crowds and commotion.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of commotion
Noun
  • The Honda continues down the street and crashes into a parked car, as Good’s wife, Becca Good, who was recording the altercation, runs after it.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Detectives found that Spencer was involved in an altercation with a man inside the library before the stabbing.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of altercation
Noun
  • The smallest robot was the most agile of the three, and the largest one was the best at maintaining its trajectory when faced with disturbances meant to throw it off course.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday a tropical disturbance managed to overcome headwinds to become a tropical storm.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbance
Noun
  • Among them was a Washington think tank that caused a stir with a paper that proposed capping annual Social Security benefits at $100,000 to shore up the retirement trust fund.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Just over 100 years later, Genesis executives posted up at the same historic place aiming to once again cause a stir.
    — Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of stir
Noun
  • Two players who wanted out had got their wish with minimal fuss, but the same could not be said of Guimaraes.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The time has finally come for Georgia inside linebacker Justin Williams to show what all that recruiting fuss was about.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fuss
Noun
  • In hurry-and-scurry mode, Katalyst built a robotic spacecraft called LINK, which launched on July 3 to meet up with Swift and haul it to a higher orbit.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • No matter your hurry, overloading your washing machine will produce a headache of a different sort (and might even cost you more money).
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurry
Noun
  • Syria’s leaders are now positioning the country to benefit from a resurgence of regional turmoil.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Geopolitical turmoil, including war in the Middle East and US ​import tariffs, has brought urgency to an issue Icelanders have debated on and off for decades.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of turmoil

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“Ruckus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruckus. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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