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Synonyms for bustle
ˈbʌs əlbus·tle

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Wiktionary2.3 / 4 votes

  1. bustleverb

    An excited activity; a stir.

    Synonyms:
    flit, scurry, hustle, scamper

  2. bustleverb

    Synonyms:
    burst, swell, bristle, abound, brim, crawl, teem

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. bustle

    Synonyms:
    business, activity, stir, commotion, energy, excitement, haste, hurry, eagerness, flurry

    Antonyms:
    idleness, vacation, inactivity, indolence, indifference, unconcernedness, coolness, calm, stagnation, quiet, desertion

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stirnoun

    a rapid active commotion

    Synonyms:
    confidence game, bunco, snow flurry, tizzy, dither, bickering, hustle, squabble, flap, bicker, bunko, confidence trick, spat, tiff, hassle, stir, flurry, bunko game, con game, gyp, ado, fuss, pettifoggery, pother, bunco game, trouble, con, sting, splash, flimflam, bother

  2. bustleverb

    a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt

    Synonyms:
    ado, hustle, fuss, stir, flurry

  3. bustle, bustle about, hustleverb

    move or cause to move energetically or busily

    "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

    Synonyms:
    pluck, hustle, roll, bustle about

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bustlenoun

    Synonyms:
    stir, agitation, tumult, ado, pother, commotion, bishop, tournure, pannier

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How to use bustle in a sentence?

  1. Anna Hakkarainen:

    Lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle.

  2. Abigail Adams:

    I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.

  3. Anna Hakkarainen:

    Only few people know that the mysterious north is as fascinating during summer and autumn, which tends to be our off-peak season, lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle.

  4. Barack Obama:

    Jesus lived a life of peace, love, kindness and forgiveness, during the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, may we all do our best to follow his example.

  5. Robert Benchley:

    For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.


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