Uproar — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Uproar (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. a state of noisy, confused activity

   "the house is always in a jubilant uproar during the holidays"

   similar: ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter (chiefly dialect), coil, commotion, disturbance, do (chiefly dialect), foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha, hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry, kerfuffle (chiefly British), moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore (Scottish), squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
   related: cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roar, disorder, unrest, upheaval, eruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst, brawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee, scuffle, dither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy
   near: calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquility, order, orderliness

2. a state of wildly excited activity or emotion

   "the ref's controversial call sent the crowd into an uproar"

   similar: agitation, deliriousness, delirium, distraction, fever, feverishness, flap, frenzy, furor, furore, fury, hysteria, rage, rampage
   related: chaos, confusion, disorder, havoc, pandemonium, turmoil, bedlam, bother, brouhaha, bustle, clamor, clatter, commotion, disturbance, fuss, hoo-ha, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, storm, tempest, to-do, tumult
   near: calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietude, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquility, tranquilness

3. a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)

   "the uproar following the corrupt election nearly toppled the government"

   similar: bouleversement, cataclysm, convulsion, earthquake, paroxysm, storm, tempest, tumult, upheaval
   related: insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, overthrow, overturn, rebellion, revolt, revolution, subversion, unrest, uprising, upset, fit, seizure, spasm, eruption, flare-up, outbreak, outburst, bluster, bobbery, bustle, coil, commotion, furor, furore, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, pandemonium, rout, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, to-do, turmoil, welter, williwaw, quaking, rocking, shaking, trembling

4. a violent shouting

   "an uproar arose from the crowd when it was announced that the concert was cancelled and refunds might not be available"

   similar: clamor, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, noise, outcry, roar, tumult, vociferation
   related: clangor, din, jangle, racket, cri de coeur, outburst, protest
   near: mumble, mumbling, murmur, murmuring, rumble, rumbling