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zoo

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Synonyms & Antonyms of zoo

a state of noisy, confused activity

the post office is always a zoo the day that tax returns are due

Synonyms for zoo

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,
uproar,
welter,
whirl,
williwaw

Words Related to zoo

cacophony,
clamor,
din,
howl,
hue and cry,
noise,
outcry,
racket,
roar

disorder,
unrest,
upheaval

eruption,
flare-up,
flurry,
flutter,
outbreak,
outburst

brawl,
fracas,
fray,
hassle,
melee
(also mêlée),
scuffle

dither,
fever,
fret,
lather,
tizzy

Near Antonyms for zoo

calm,
hush,
peace,
quiet,
quietude,
rest,
stillness,
tranquillity
(or tranquility)

order,
orderliness

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