Ado

/əˈduː/

Synonyms for "ado" (141 found)

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Noun(4 words)

accidental accompanying afloat afoot agitation annoyance anxiety besetment bother botheration brawl broil brouhaha burst bust bustlecan of wormscircumstantial commotion confusion

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current disadvantage disturbance doing donnybrook

Strong matches (42)

donnybrook fairdustup ebullience ebullition eddy effervescence effort embroilment evil excitement exertion fanfare feery-fary ferment fermentation fidgetiness fit flap flurry fluster

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flutter flutteriness foofaraw fracasfree-for-allfume furore fuss fussinessgoing ongreat adohappening hassle headachehelter skelterhelter-skelter hubbub

Noun(5 words)

fandango flurry fusses fussing hubbub

Related words (70)

hullabaloohurly burlyhurly-burly hurryhurry scurryhurry-scurryin handin the windincidental inconvenience maelstrom matter melee occasional on ongoing pains passingpeck of troublespell mell

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pell-mell perturbation pother prevailing prevalent problem racket rampage restlessness resultant riotrough-and-tumbleroughhouse row ruckus ruction ruffle rumpus rush scramblesea of troublesshindy song spasm splash spurt stew stir sweat swirl swirlingtaking placeto doto-do trouble tumult turbulence turmoil twitterunder wayunquiet uproar vortex whirl whirlpool whirlwind worry yeastiness

Noun(2 words)

hustle stir

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More general

8 entries

commotion din disturbance ruckus ruction rumpusstate of activitytumult

More specific

3 entries

hubbub stir to-do

Collocations

5 entries

ado about nothinggreat adomuch adoto-dowithout further ado

Inflections

1 entries

ados

Sample sentences

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Much ado about nothing.

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Without further ado, let me introduce tonight's guest.

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He took it with much ado at his brother's earnest pressing him, and said: Let us go together, and I will accompany thee in thy journey.

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Without further ado, let's get started.

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