Synonyms for commotion
kəˈmoʊ ʃəncom·mo·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.7 / 17 votes

1. commotion

   Synonyms:
   agitation, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, motion, movement, restlessness, rush, stir, strain, toil, tumult, unrest, work

   Antonyms:
   calm, calmness, cessation, ease, intermission, pause, peace, peacefulness, quiescence, quiet, quietness, quietude, recreation, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.9 / 7 votes

1. commotion

   Synonyms:
   agitation, disturbance, tumult, excitement, turmoil, perturbation

   Antonyms:
   quiescence, calm, subsidence, pacification, tranquillity, mitigation, appeasement, soothing, allaying, moderating

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.1 / 7 votes

1. disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfufflenoun

   a disorderly outburst or tumult

   "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, gap, flapping, flicker, ruction, folie, interruption, rumpus, mental disorder, whirl, din, flutter, hoo-hah, mental disturbance, hurly burly, flap, dislocation, ruffle, break, waver, disruption, affray, fluttering, perturbation, upset, noise, tumult, ruckus, kerfuffle, hoo-ha, to-do, psychological disorder, interference, fray

2. commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumultnoun

   the act of making a noisy disturbance

   Synonyms:
   hurly burly, clamor, disturbance, uproar, turmoil, whirl, flutter, ruckus, to-do, rumpus, ruction, din, kerfuffle, blaring, hoo-ha, disruption, cacophony, tumult, tumultuousness, garboil, blare, hoo-hah

3. whirl, commotionnoun

   confused movement

   "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"

   Synonyms:
   go, hurly burly, disturbance, whirl, fling, spin, twist, swirl, flutter, ruckus, crack, to-do, twisting, rumpus, vortex, ruction, din, offer, twirl, hoo-ha, disruption, convolution, tumult, pass, kerfuffle, hoo-hah

Matched Categories

1. • Disorder
   • Disturbance
   • Movement

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1. turbulent

   noisy confusion and disturbance

   the commotion created in the riot was due to a specific group of people.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 23, 2014  

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1. commotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   agitation, disturbance, perturbation

2. commotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   turmoil, turbulence, tumult, disorder, violence, bustle, pother, ado, TO-DO

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1. commotionnoun

   Synonyms:
   agitation, tumult, disturbance, turmoil, riot, perturbation, flurry, furore

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "commotion":

   concussion, uproar, agitation, shock, tumult, unrest, turmoil, restlessness, fuss, excitement, emotion, stir, upheaval, furore

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How to use commotion in a sentence?

1. Robert Murrett:

   If there is any commotion of any type that you see, try to not get involved in it, unless you’re in a position to help.

2. Elijah Cummings:

   I say to the president: No more talk, no more tweet. No more commotion, emotion and motion and no results.

3. Detectives Melissa Staples:

   Upon hearing the commotion and the gunshot, Judge Myles exited his residence to investigate.

4. Wilson Webb/Netflix Ratner:

   There was a lot of commotion, helicopters and people hightailing it out of town, and it was it was a little intense.

5. Tryon Edwards:

   Anxiety is the poison of human life; the parent of many sins and of more miseries. In a world where everything is doubtful, and where we may be disappointed, and be blessed in disappointment, why this restless stir and commotion of mind? Can it alter the cause, or unravel the mystery of human events?