Synonyms of alarums and excursions

alarums and excursions

plural noun

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the city is preparing for the alarums and excursions that inevitably accompany a presidential visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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