Tom could hear a commotion in front of his house, so he went outside to see what was happening.
Source: tatoeba (1199676)
Commotion
//kəˈmoʊ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "commotion" (257 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Noun(20 words)
Strong matches (77)
conjunctconturbationconvulsiondindiscomfiturediscomposurediscorddisorderdisquietdisquietudeditherdonnybrookdonnybrook fairdrunken brawldustupebullienceebullitioneddyeffervescenceembroilment
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excitementfanaticismfanfarefeery-faryfermentfermentationfeverfeverishnessfidgetinessfidgetsfitflapflurryflusterflutterflutterationflutterinessfomentfomentationfoofarawfracasfree-for-allfrenzyfumefurorfurorefuryfussfussinesshasslehell broke loosehelter skelterhelter-skelterhowlhubbubhue and cryhullabaloohurly-burlyhurrahhurryhurry scurryhurry-scurryincidentinquietude
Related words (128)
insurgenceinsurrectionirritationjanglejittersjointjumpinesslatherloud noisemaelstrommalaisemeleemoilmotionmutinymutualnervinessnervositynervousnessnoise
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noise and shoutingoutcrypandemoniumpassionpell mellpell-mellperturbationpotherpublicracketragerampagerattlerebellionrestlessnessrevoltrhubarbriotroarroilrough-and-tumbleroughhouseroutrowruckusructionrufflerumblerumpusrushscenescrambleseetheseethingsensationsharedshindigshindyshivareesongspasmsplashspurtstewstirstormstorminessstrainsweatswirlswirlingtempesttempestuousnesstensionthree ring circusthunderthunderclaptintamarreto doto-dotrepidationtrepiditytroubletumulttumultuationtumultuousnessturbidityturbulenceturmoiltwitteruneaseunquietunrestupheavaluprisinguproarupsetupturnvexationvortexwildnessyeastinesszealzealousness
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3 entriescapable of
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2 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
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5 entriesTranslations
83 translations across 30 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θόρυβος noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Armenian
2 entries- իրարանցում noun (state of turbulent motion)
- իրարանցում noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Bulgarian
4 entries- вълнение noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- смут noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- сумато́ха noun (state of turbulent motion)
- турбуле́нция noun (state of turbulent motion)
Catalan
4 entries- aldarull noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- avalot noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- commoció noun (state of turbulent motion)
- commoció noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ھەرا noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 騷動 /骚动 noun (state of turbulent motion)
Czech
3 entries- mela noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- pozdvižení noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- rozruch noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Danish
4 entries- bevægelse noun (state of turbulent motion)
- oprør noun (state of turbulent motion)
- opstandelse noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- postyr noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Esperanto
1 entries- tumulto noun (state of turbulent motion)
Finnish
4 entries- hulina noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- hälinä noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- kiehuminen noun (state of turbulent motion)
- kiehuminen noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
German
4 entries- Aufregung noun (state of turbulent motion)
- Aufruhr noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- Aufstand noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- Spektakel noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Hindi
1 entries- धमाल noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Irish
2 entries- anfais noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- clampar noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- tâmtâm noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Korean
1 entries- 지랄 noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Latin
2 entries- tumultus noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- turba noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Marathi
3 entries- खळबळ noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- गोंधळ noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- हंगामा noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Middle Welsh
1 entries- kynnwryf noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Māori
4 entries- heihei noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- tararau noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- tūkōripi noun (state of turbulent motion)
- tūkōripi noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Krom noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Polish
2 entries- bigos noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- zamieszanie noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Portuguese
2 entries- comoção noun (state of turbulent motion)
- comoção noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Romanian
1 entries- freamăt noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Russian
4 entries- волне́ние noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- сму́та noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- сумато́ха noun (state of turbulent motion)
- сумато́ха noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ùpraid noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Spanish
4 entries- conmoción noun (state of turbulent motion)
- pitote noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- tropelaje noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
- trulla noun (state of turbulent motion)
Telugu
1 entries- హడావిడి noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Walloon
2 entries- rimowe-manaedje noun (state of turbulent motion)
- rimowe-manaedje noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Welsh
1 entries- cynnwrf noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Yiddish
1 entries- טומל noun (agitated disturbance or a hubbub)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I really don't understand what all the commotion is about.
Source: tatoeba (1199677)
Tom went outside to discover what all the commotion was about.
Source: tatoeba (1199679)
It caused quite a commotion.
Source: tatoeba (1199681)
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