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stew
Synonyms and Antonyms of stew
1
a state of nervous or irritated concern
2
a state of noisy, confused activity
ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, commotion, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
3
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, tumble, variety, welter
detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries
accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration
admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up
bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles
4
a building in which prostitutes are available
stew
Synonyms and Antonyms of stew
1
to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam
2
to experience concern or anxiety
give a hang (or care a hang), sweat blood
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