UPROAR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UPROAR?

Need another word that means the same as “uproar”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “uproar” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Uproar” are: garboil, tumult, tumultuousness, brouhaha, hubbub, katzenjammer, turmoil, disorder, confusion, chaos, commotion, disturbance, turbulence, mayhem, pandemonium, havoc, bedlam, outcry, furore, outrage, howl of protest, protest, protestation, complaint, objection

Uproar as a Noun

Definitions of "Uproar" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “uproar” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Loud confused noise from many sources.
• A public expression of protest or outrage.
• A state of commotion and noise and confusion.
• A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.

Synonyms of "Uproar" as a noun (25 Words)

bedlam	An institution for the care of mentally ill people. There was bedlam in the courtroom.
brouhaha	Loud confused noise from many sources. All that election brouhaha.
chaos	Complete disorder and confusion. Snow caused chaos in the region.
commotion	Civil insurrection. They set off firecrackers to make a lot of commotion.
complaint	An illness or medical condition, especially a relatively minor one. He hasn t any cause for complaint.
confusion	A mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior. She looked about her in confusion.
disorder	A state of confusion. The files are in complete disorder.
disturbance	A psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness. A helicopter landing can cause disturbance to residents.
furore	An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. The verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry.
garboil	A state of commotion and noise and confusion.
havoc	Great confusion or disorder. If they weren t at school they d be wreaking havoc in the streets.
howl of protest	The long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf.
hubbub	Loud confused noise from many sources. She fought through the hubbub.
katzenjammer	Loud confused noise from many sources.
mayhem	Violent or extreme disorder; chaos. Complete mayhem broke out.
objection	A procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety. His view is open to objection.
outcry	A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition. The public outcry over the bombing.
outrage	An action or event causing outrage. The massacre was one of the worst outrages in the whole of our history.
pandemonium	Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. There was complete pandemonium everyone just panicked.
protest	The act of protesting a public often organized manifestation of dissent. He shouted his protests at the umpire.
protestation	An emphatic declaration in response to doubt or accusation. The many protestations did not stay the execution.
tumult	The act of making a noisy disturbance. The whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult.
tumultuousness	A state of commotion and noise and confusion.
turbulence	Unstable flow of a liquid or gas. Political turbulence.
turmoil	Violent agitation. The country was in turmoil.

Usage Examples of "Uproar" as a noun

• The assembly dissolved in uproar.
• It caused an uproar in the press.
• The room was in an uproar.

Associations of "Uproar" (30 Words)

bedlam	Pejorative terms for an insane asylum. There was bedlam in the courtroom.
blare	A loud, harsh sound. The horns of the taxis blared.
brassy	Resembling brass in colour. Audience members are tapping their feet to the brassy music of the band.
brouhaha	A confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits. The brouhaha over those infamous commercials.
cacophony	A loud harsh or strident noise. A cacophony of deafening alarm bells.
clamor	Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring. The delegates clamored their disappointment.
clatter	Fall or move with a clatter. The horse spun round with a clatter of hooves.
commotion	A state of confused and noisy disturbance. A commotion of people fought for the exits.
deafening	Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss. The music reached a deafening crescendo.
din	The act of making a noisy disturbance. The fans made an awful din.
disorder	Bring disorder to. Skin disorders.
dissonance	The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience. A session full of jangling dissonances.
disturbance	Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication. There was too much anger and disturbance.
hubbub	A busy, noisy situation. A hubbub of laughter and shouting.
loud	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. Loud trombones.
mayhem	The crime of maliciously injuring or maiming someone, originally so as to render them defenceless. Complete mayhem broke out.
midst	The location of something surrounded by other things. In the midst of the crowd.
noise	Make a lot of noise. Making a noise like a pig.
pandemonium	A state of extreme confusion and disorder. There was complete pandemonium everyone just panicked.
racket	Hit a ball with a racket. A squash racket.
raucous	Unpleasantly loud and harsh. A raucous party.
remonstrate	Argue in protest or opposition. You don t mean that she remonstrated.
riot	Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. Riot police.
scream	An irresistibly funny person, thing, or situation. He screamed abuse down the phone.
shakeup	The imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes. Top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup.
toot	Make a toot. A car tooted at us.
tumult	Violent agitation. His personal tumult ended when he began writing songs.
turbulence	Instability in the atmosphere. The industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence.
turmoil	A violent disturbance. He endured years of inner turmoil.
upheaval	A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally. The first upheaval produced a hill which was called Roof Mountain.