Synonyms of furor

furor

noun

ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr 

1

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the classroom was in a furor when the mice escaped from their cage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotion
• stir
• disturbance
• fuss
• turmoil
• hurry
• storm
• furore
• noise
• racket
• hoopla
• hurricane
• clatter
• uproar
• ruckus
• hullabaloo
• to-do
• hubbub
• fun
• kerfuffle
• rumpus
• tumult
• zoo
• row
• pandemonium
• clutter
• bustle
• ballyhoo
• coil
• ado
• roar
• flurry
• ruction
• squall
• outcry
• bother
• pother
• foofaraw
• blather
• hoo-ha
• welter
• bluster
• upheaval
• stew
• moil
• hurly-burly
• whirl
• shindy
• helter-skelter
• splore
• unrest
• bobbery
• hurry-scurry
• clamor
• alarums and excursions
• din
• cacophony
• hubble-bubble
• hurly
• howl
• eruption
• disorder
• outbreak
• outburst
• williwaw
• do
• brawl
• hue and cry
• flutter
• fracas
• scuffle
• fever
• fray
• tizzy
• melee
• fret
• flare-up
• lather
• dither
• hassle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• hush
• calm
• tranquility
• stillness
• quiet
• order
• quietude
• orderliness

2

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion

euphoric children in a gift-opening furor on Christmas morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frenzy
• rampage
• rage
• hysteria
• furore
• fury
• uproar
• agitation
• flap
• fever
• delirium
• distraction
• confusion
• feverishness
• chaos
• turmoil
• deliriousness
• commotion
• brouhaha
• havoc
• disorder
• pandemonium
• stir
• to-do
• ruckus
• hullabaloo
• hubbub
• clamor
• tempest
• disturbance
• rumpus
• tumult
• bedlam
• clatter
• bustle
• storm
• fuss
• ruction
• squall
• hoo-ha
• stew
• hurly-burly
• bother
• shindy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• still
• peace
• quietude
• calmness
• serenity
• calm
• tranquility
• quiet
• stillness
• placidity
• peacefulness
• repose
• restfulness
• sereneness
• tranquilness

3

as in indignation

an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something

residents were in a furor about the new paper mill being constructed within city limits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indignation
• outrage
• anger
• rage
• fury
• wrath
• mood
• irritation
• wrathfulness
• ire
• madness
• exasperation
• irritability
• jealousy
• resentment
• mad
• annoyance
• contempt
• hostility
• bitterness
• spleen
• slow burn
• choler
• angriness
• lividity
• temper
• grudge
• outburst
• animosity
• malice
• birse
• irateness
• antagonism
• enmity
• rancor
• lividness
• venom
• acrimony
• antipathy
• envy
• spite
• vexation
• aggravation
• bile
• embitterment
• vitriol
• pique
• contentiousness
• virulence
• vindictiveness
• malevolence
• biliousness
• jaundice
• heat
• belligerence
• vengefulness
• pugnacity
• crankiness
• irascibility
• dudgeon
• blowup
• querulousness
• delirium
• warmth
• quarrelsomeness
• flare
• pet
• contrariness
• pugnaciousness
• dander
• rise
• huff
• road rage
• acrimoniousness
• disputatiousness
• orneriness
• hot-headedness
• flare-up
• ruffle
• passion
• empoisonment
• chafe
• irascibleness
• air rage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasure
• delight
• patience
• calmness
• forbearance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furor

The furor was stoked by the realization that The Met Gala‘s scheduled date of May 3, 2027, coincides with the Jewish holiday of Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

The furor, Sanders tells David Remnick, cuts across political divisions. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

The furor produced the resignations of the BBC’s top executive and its head of news. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Though some analysts see the stock surges as overblown, others believe the furor is justified given forecasts that the memory crunch could last years. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 July 2026