Synonyms of furore

furore

noun

ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr 

1

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the store's going-out-of-business sale caused such a furore that security guards had to be called in to restore order

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion

baseball fans in a furore as the game stretched to 11 innings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furore

The furore led to both Davie and the BBC’s head of news Deborah Turness resigning. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026

Given the furore concerning perceptions of over diagnosis, this small but growing number of referrals is of interest. — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 17 Feb. 2026

The wedding of Lady Pamela Mountbatten–daughter of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Edwina, Countess Mountbatten–to David Hicks had caused great furore among the press. — Ben Jureidini, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026

The furore over the doc extended to some of the industry’s top creatives, with soccer star Gary Lineker, actors Riz Ahmed, Khalid Abdalla, and Miriam Margolyes, and director Mike Leigh among the hundreds of signatories of an open letter calling for the BBC to reinstate the program on iPlayer. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025