FURORE Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

furore

noun

ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr

Definition of furore

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

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as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion baseball fans in a furore as the game stretched to 11 innings

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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 See All Example Sentences for furore

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Noun

In the commotion, she was briefly separated from her 85-year-old mother, who lives with her.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
That allowed passengers to hear the commotion and discover what was happening.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of commotion

Noun

Concerns also remain that their prices shot too high following a yearslong frenzy, even though companies in the industry continue to report growth.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Stocks that have benefited from the frenzy over AI have been swinging over rising worries about their path ahead.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of frenzy

Noun

The vote, which is veto-proof, was met with praise by animal rights groups and park advocates who have long called for the ban citing several incidents where horses crashed or caused disturbances.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
There’s also a second disturbance several hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda that could develop through Friday while moving north-northeast, the hurricane center advisory said.

— Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbance

Noun

Their clients, like the classic Vegas-chapel clientele, didn’t want the fuss of a giant ceremony or just didn’t have the guests.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2026
When chef Clay Conley and the Ember Group opened the second location of Conley’s popular Palm Beach restaurant Buccan in Coral Gables earlier this year, diners flocked to see what the fuss was about.

— Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fuss

Noun

Throughout that year, as Israelis poured into the streets to protest Netanyahu's far-right government and its plan to weaken the judiciary, Netanyahu's security chiefs warned that regional enemies could take advantage of the turmoil to attack.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
France, whose 10-year bond yield touched 5% last week for the first time since 2002, got a reprieve from recent turmoil after Moody’s decided to maintain its Aa3 credit rating and negative outlook on the nation.

— Ananya Chetia,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of turmoil

Noun

The pass rush couldn’t get close to Chambliss (no sacks, 4 hurries), who was able to find receivers exploiting Missouri’s zone coverage.

— PJ Green October 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Defensive tackle Will Echoles consistently disrupted the Missouri offensive front for five tackles, two broken up passes, one sack and one quarterback hurry.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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