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
• clash
• altercation
• fracas
• mêlée
• melee
• rough-and-tumble
• fray
• affray
• ruction
• row
• scuffle
• skirmish
• tussle
• broil
• donnybrook
• free-for-all
• fisticuffs
• argument
• dispute
• battle
• squabble
• conflict
• spat
• quarrel
• scrimmage
• struggle
• horseplay
• contest
• tiff
• combat
• hassle
• wrangle
• roughhousing
• 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
• hurry
• turmoil
• noise
• storm
• racket
• clatter
• fun
• hurricane
• hubbub
• rumpus
• hullabaloo
• furore
• row
• uproar
• hoopla
• to-do
• pandemonium
• furor
• clutter
• zoo
• kerfuffle
• tumult
• roar
• bustle
• bother
• ado
• coil
• ruction
• flurry
• squall
• pother
• hoo-hah
• ballyhoo
• shindy
• blather
• hoo-ha
• foofaraw
• welter
• upheaval
• bluster
• stew
• hurly-burly
• outcry
• whirl
• corroboree
• splore
• hurry-scurry
• moil
• hurry-skurry
• helter-skelter
• clamor
• cacophony
• unrest
• bobbery
• hurly
• howl
• din
• alarums and excursions
• hubble-bubble
• disorder
• do
• brawl
• eruption
• williwaw
• scuffle
• outbreak
• hue and cry
• outburst
• flutter
• fray
• fracas
• melee
• tizzy
• mêlée
• fever
• fret
• flare-up
• hassle
• dither
• lather

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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