HUBBUB Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

hubbub

noun

ˈhə-ˌbəb

Definition of hubbub

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity imagine all the hubbub at the zoo when the lion escaped

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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

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Recent Examples of hubbub The modern rooms are outfitted with wood furnishings and soft textiles, a quiet contrast to the hubbub of the waterfront market just outside. — Harry Cheadle, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026 Surrounding the octagon-centric portion of the South Lawn was a hubbub of construction Thursday. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 11 June 2026 The Mark Hotel, on Seventy-seventh Street and Madison, was a center of the hubbub, with a hundred and fifty-three rooms and suites booked out to various glam squads. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Not every solution has to be engineered The hubbub over the Reflecting Pool holds a mirror up to assumptions about how to solve pressing environmental challenges. — Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hubbub

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubbub

Noun

With some flashing lights, this thing flying around in the sky would cause quite a commotion.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Any browns feeding there are less likely to have been spooked by the commotion.

— Tom Opre, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of commotion

Noun

The three most common triggers included fear of strange people, fear of unfamiliar dogs and fear of unfamiliar situations like unexpected noises or objects on the sidewalk.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
For instance, in Berkeley, neighbors used CEQA — citing potential noise impact from partying students — to delay, for years, UC Berkeley’s construction of student dorms on People’s Park.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of noise

Noun

Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
However, about 15 minutes into the flight, a pilot reported a passenger disturbance to air traffic control.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Definition of disturbance

Noun

Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
The engine delivers a deep, purposeful hum rather than an all-out howl as the gears disappear in quick succession.

— Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of howl

Noun

The landlocked mineral-rich nation is facing one of its deepest political crises in decades as economic turmoil, nationwide protests and a battle over the country’s future threaten to reshape the balance of power in South America.

— Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Political turmoil intensifies as resignations, Russia’s rising threat and pressure from a skeptical United States leave Britain’s next leader to prove the plan can truly safeguard Europe.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026