hubbub
noun
hub·bub ˈhə-ˌbəb 
1
: noise, uproar
2
: confusion, turmoil
Synonyms
- ado
- alarums and excursions
- ballyhoo
- blather
- bluster
- bobbery
- bother
- bustle
- clatter
- clutter [chiefly dialect]
- coil
- commotion
- corroboree [Australian]
- disturbance
- do [chiefly dialect]
- foofaraw
- fun
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- helter-skelter
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
- hoopla
- hubble-bubble
- hullabaloo
- hurly
- hurly-burly
- hurricane
- hurry
- hurry-scurry
- hurry-skurry
- kerfuffle [chiefly British]
- moil
- pandemonium
- pother
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- shindy
- splore [Scottish]
- squall
- stew
- stir
- storm
- to-do
- tumult
- turmoil
- uproar
- welter
- whirl
- williwaw
- zoo
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Example Sentences
All the hubbub in the airport made it hard to hear the flight announcements. the hubbub surrounding the film star We went to the country to escape the hubbub of the city. What's all the hubbub about?
Recent Examples on the Web Meta walked back some of the new Instagram features at the center of the hubbub just hours after Mr. Zuckerberg defended their arrival. 
Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 But all that hubbub doesn't faze actor Steve Toussaint, who plays the patriarch Lord Corlys Velaryon. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022 The hubbub over Kennedy and Choco Taco inspired me to seek out both. Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 The hubbub leaves TikTok, yet again, in a state of political limbo. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 July 2022 Located on famous Cordova Street but a few minutes by foot from all the hubbub, The Collector Inn is a stunning retreat with elements of history, intrigue, whimsy, and romance. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022 Suffering from severe tinnitus makes background music, the conversations of nearby diners and the general hubbub of restaurants nearly unbearable at times. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 The Twitter hubbub over uncredited scholars is a sideshow. Amy Wilentz, The New Republic, 25 May 2022 The hubbub over entertainment awards seemed offensively trivial at the time. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 See More
Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 But all that hubbub doesn't faze actor Steve Toussaint, who plays the patriarch Lord Corlys Velaryon. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2022 The hubbub over Kennedy and Choco Taco inspired me to seek out both. Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 The hubbub leaves TikTok, yet again, in a state of political limbo. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 8 July 2022 Located on famous Cordova Street but a few minutes by foot from all the hubbub, The Collector Inn is a stunning retreat with elements of history, intrigue, whimsy, and romance. Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022 Suffering from severe tinnitus makes background music, the conversations of nearby diners and the general hubbub of restaurants nearly unbearable at times. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 The Twitter hubbub over uncredited scholars is a sideshow. Amy Wilentz, The New Republic, 25 May 2022 The hubbub over entertainment awards seemed offensively trivial at the time. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt
First Known Use
1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
hubbub
noun
hub·bub ˈhə-ˌbəb
: uproar
hubbub
noun
1
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity imagine all the hubbub at the zoo when the lion escaped Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- commotion
- fuss
- disturbance
- turmoil
- stir
- hurry
- noise
- hoopla
- clatter
- bustle
- hullabaloo
- storm
- tumult
- ruckus
- clutter
- racket
- furore
- kerfuffle
- fun
- uproar
- furor
- pandemonium
- hurricane
- hoo-hah
- ado
- ballyhoo
- rumpus
- hurly-burly
- row
- zoo
- flurry
- blather
- roar
- pother
- hoo-ha
- foofaraw
- bother
- hurly
- ruction
- bluster
- welter
- squall
- upheaval
- cacophony
- whirl
- coil
- shindy
- outcry
- clamor
- hurry-scurry
- moil
- din
- splore
- corroboree
- stew
- to-do
- unrest
- bobbery
- helter-skelter
- alarums and excursions
- hubble-bubble
- do
- hurry-skurry
- howl
- disorder
- eruption
- williwaw
- outbreak
- brawl
- fracas
- outburst
- fray
- scuffle
- flutter
- tizzy
- melee
- fret
- fever
- mêlée
- hassle
- hue and cry
- dither
- flare-up
- lather
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rest
- tranquility
- quiet
- stillness
- peace
- hush
- tranquillity
- calm
- quietude
- order
- orderliness
2
as in noise
a violent shouting the people who had been in line for tickets made a huge hubbub when they were told that the concert was all sold out Synonyms & Similar Words
- noise
- roar
- outcry
- hullabaloo
- howl
- clamor
- tumult
- vociferation
- uproar
- din
- racket
- protest
- hue and cry
- jangle
- clangor
- outburst
- cri de coeur
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rumble
- murmur
- rumbling
- murmuring
- mumbling
- mumble