Synonyms of rumpus

rumpus

noun

ˈrəm-pəs 

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the kids made such a rumpus that they woke up everyone else in the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of rumpus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the wild rumpus came to an end around the time Trump helped orchestrate an attack on the U.S. Capitol. —Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2023

Let the wild rumpus start with this no-sew costume of Max, the main character from the beloved children's book, Where the Wild Things Are. —Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2022