The whole town was in an uproar.
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Uproar
/ˈʌpɹɔːɹ/
Synonyms for "uproar" (210 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Noun(21 words)
brouhahahubbubalarumbawlbayingbedlamsblaresboisterousnessbrouhahascaterwaulcaterwaulscauldronscircuscivil unrestclamorclamoringclamorsclamourclamouringclangoring
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Strong matches (63)
clapclattercoilcommotionconfusiondindiscorddisorderdisturbancedonnybrookdonnybrook fairdrunken brawldustupebullienceebullitioneddyeffervescenceembroilmentfanaticismfeery-fary
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fermentfermentationflapflurryfomentationfoofarawfracasfree-for-allfrenzyfumefurorfurorefuryfussgaffhasslehell broke loosehelter skelterhelter-skelterhowlhubbubhue and cryhullabaloohurly burly
Noun(18 words)
clatterscommotionsdindinsdisorderly conductfirestormfirestormsfrench clameurfurorsfussgalesgarboilhowlerhowlinghubbubshuehue and cryhullabaloos
Adjective(1 words)
danish storm
Related words (105)
hurly-burlyhurrahhurryhurry scurryhurry-scurryjangleloud noisemeleemoilmusicnoisenoise and shoutingoutburstoutcrypandemoniumpassionpedestalpell mellpell-mellperturbation
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potherracketragerampagerattlerhubarbriotroarrough-and-tumbleroughhouserowruckusructionrufflerumblerumpusscrambleshindigshindyshivareesplashstirstorminessswirlswirlingtempesttempestuousnessthunderthunderclaptintamarreto doto-dotroubletumulttumultuousnessturbulenceturmoilupsetviolencevociferationvortexwhirlwildnessyeastinesszealzealousness
Noun(35 words)
katzenjammerkerfufflemadhousesmaelstrommaelstromsnoisesoutcriesoutcryoutragepealprotestracketingracketsraucousnessriotsroarsruckusesrumpusesscreamshouting
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shrieksquallsquallingstate of tumultstinkstormstempesttempeststhunderclapsthunderstormtumulttumultstumultuousnessuproar among studentsyammering
Verb(1 words)
make a stir
Adjective(3 words)
mass unrestmassive stormpopular insurrection
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7 entriesCollocations
6 entrieslocal uproarmassive uproarpublic uproarstudent uproaruproar over policyuproarious laughter
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3 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
On the day of my birthday, my friends made me drink and I caused quite an uproar.
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Holyrood is in uproar.
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If the real purpose of all the uproar about sweatshop labor in the Third World is to allow college students and professors to feel morally one-up on businesses that are providing much-needed jobs in poor countries, then it accomplishes that purpose.
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