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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rumpus

Vinicius was once again tormented by old nemesis Pablo Maffeo throughout the action, and was therefore heated at full time and caught causing a rumpus in the tunnel. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

A little boy named Max who got up on the wrong side of the bed meets a troupe of teeth-gnashing monsters — and so the wild rumpus begins. — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 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