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Synonyms & Antonyms of uproar
1
a state of noisy, confused activity
- the house is always in a jubilant uproar during the holidays
Synonyms for uproar
- 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,
- stew,
- stir,
- storm,
- to-do,
- tumult,
- turmoil,
- welter,
- whirl,
- williwaw,
- zoo
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Near Antonyms for uproar
- calm,
- hush,
- peace,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- rest,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
2
a state of wildly excited activity or emotion
- the ref's controversial call sent the crowd into an uproar
Synonyms for uproar
- agitation,
- deliriousness,
- delirium,
- distraction,
- fever,
- feverishness,
- flap,
- frenzy,
- furor,
- furore,
- fury,
- hysteria,
- rage,
- rampage
Words Related to uproar
Near Antonyms for uproar
- calm,
- calmness,
- peace,
- peacefulness,
- placidity,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- repose,
- restfulness,
- sereneness,
- serenity,
- still,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility),
- tranquilness
3
a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
- the uproar following the corrupt election nearly toppled the government
Synonyms for uproar
Words Related to uproar
- insurgency,
- insurrection,
- mutiny,
- overthrow,
- overturn,
- rebellion,
- revolt,
- revolution,
- subversion,
- unrest,
- uprising,
- upset
4
a violent shouting
- an uproar arose from the crowd when it was announced that the concert was cancelled and refunds might not be available
Synonyms for uproar
- clamor,
- howl,
- hubbub,
- hue and cry,
- hullabaloo,
- noise,
- outcry,
- roar,
- tumult,
- vociferation
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
A Calm, Collected History of 'Uproar'
A Calm, Collected History of 'Uproar'
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The first known use of uproar was in 1526
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