Synonyms of ruckus

ruckus

noun

1

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people

the ruckus left one person with a sprained wrist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brawl
• altercation
• clash
• fracas
• melee
• donnybrook
• fray
• ruction
• affray
• scuffle
• mêlée
• skirmish
• row
• tussle
• rough-and-tumble
• broil
• fisticuffs
• free-for-all
• argument
• squabble
• dispute
• battle
• conflict
• roughhousing
• spat
• quarrel
• horseplay
• tiff
• struggle
• scrimmage
• contest
• combat
• wrangle
• hassle
• scrap
• handgrips
• kickup

2

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

quit creating such a ruckus—I'm trying to sleep!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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