Synonyms for bustle
ˈbʌs əlbus·tle

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1. bustleverb

   An excited activity; a stir.

   Synonyms:
   flit, scurry, hustle, scamper

2. bustleverb

   Synonyms:
   burst, swell, bristle, abound, brim, crawl, teem

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bustle

   Synonyms:
   business, activity, stir, commotion, energy, excitement, haste, hurry, eagerness, flurry

   Antonyms:
   idleness, vacation, inactivity, indolence, indifference, unconcernedness, coolness, calm, stagnation, quiet, desertion

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1. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stirnoun

   a rapid active commotion

   Synonyms:
   confidence game, bunco, snow flurry, tizzy, dither, bickering, hustle, squabble, flap, bicker, bunko, confidence trick, spat, tiff, hassle, stir, flurry, bunko game, con game, gyp, ado, fuss, pettifoggery, pother, bunco game, trouble, con, sting, splash, flimflam, bother

2. bustleverb

   a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt

   Synonyms:
   ado, hustle, fuss, stir, flurry

3. bustle, bustle about, hustleverb

   move or cause to move energetically or busily

   "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

   Synonyms:
   pluck, hustle, roll, bustle about

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. bustleverb

   Synonyms:
   FUSS, stir about, busy one's self, be active, be busy, bestir one's self, make a fuss, be in a fidget, PUCKER, be in a stew, make much ado about trifles or about nothing

2. bustlenoun

   Synonyms:
   stir, FUSS, hurry, flurry, tumult, pother, commotion, ado, TO DO

3. bustlenoun

   Synonyms:
   bishop, TOURNURE

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1. bustlenoun

   Synonyms:
   stir, agitation, tumult, ado, pother, commotion, bishop, tournure, pannier

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1. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:

   Commonly, people believe that defeat is characterized by a general bustle and a feverish rush. Bustle and rush are the signs of victory, not of defeat. Victory is a thing of action. It is a house in the act of being built. Every participant in victory sweats and puffs, carrying the stones for the building of the house. But defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom. And above all of futility.

2. Ugur Ipek:

   I thought, 'how can we increase the flow when boarding a plane and make their less bustle and less queuing,' with a large, welcoming central point, this would solve that problem, and also people would find it much easier to locate their seats.

3. Gregory Agapé:

   We are always upset by the noises, bangs, all the bustle around so nights are very complicated, very short.

4. Barack Obama:

   Jesus lived a life of peace, love, kindness and forgiveness, during the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, may we all do our best to follow his example.

5. Abigail Adams:

   I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.