Synonyms of williwaw

williwaw

noun

1

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the surprise verdict of the jury created a wild williwaw as reporters rushed to file their stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in gust

a sudden brief rush of wind

a williwaw rose up seemingly out of nowhere and wreaked havoc with our campsite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gust
• scud
• blow
• breeze
• gale
• tornado
• zephyr
• windblast
• flurry
• hurricane
• blast
• squall
• tempest
• westerly
• puff
• waft
• windstorm
• breath
• southeaster
• northerly
• current
• northeaster
• norther
• whiff
• draft
• air
• bluster
• northwester
• southwester

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