Synonyms of hoo-ha

hoo-ha

noun

ˈhü-ˌhä 

variants also hoo-hah

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

the media hoo-ha that inevitably occurs when a politician makes a gaffe, no matter how inconsequential

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of hoo-ha in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But underneath that hoo-ha hysteria is their real question, the anxious quandary that seems to drive their anger and fear as society changes around them. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024