What are some alternative words for flurry?
Synonyms for flurry
ˈflɜr i, ˈflʌr i
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Princeton's WordNet
bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir(noun)
a rapid active commotion
Synonyms:
confidence game, bunco, snow flurry, tizzy, dither, bickering, hustle, squabble, flap, bicker, bunko, confidence trick, spat, tiff, hassle, stir, bunko game, con game, gyp, ado, fuss, pettifoggery, pother, bustle, bunco game, trouble, con, sting, splash, flimflam, botherflurry, snow flurry(verb)
a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)
"he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"
flurry(verb)
move in an agitated or confused manner
Synonyms:
put off, disconcert, confuseconfuse, flurry, disconcert, put off(verb)
cause to feel embarrassment
"The constant attention of the young man confused her"
Synonyms:
fuddle, put over, confound, befuddle, set back, fox, turn off, confuse, sidestep, blur, jumble, dishearten, circumvent, discomfit, mix up, defer, parry, dodge, remit, elude, duck, skirt, obscure, prorogue, hedge, throw, put off, evade, discompose, table, upset, postpone, shelve, untune, hold over, disconcert, discombobulate, fudge, bedevil, obnubilate
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
flurry(n.)
Synonyms:
flaw, squall, gust of windflurry(n.)
Synonyms:
agitation, hurry, bustle, confusion, commotion, perturbation, disturbance, flutter, ruffle, hurry-skurryflurry(v. a.)
Synonyms:
excite, confuse, disconcert, disturb, agitate, fluster, hurry
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#464 | table | |
#2529 | con | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#3222 | fox | |
#4404 | throw | |
#4626 | dodge | |
#5005 | worry | |
#6185 | skirt | |
#7123 | duck | |
#9423 | upset | |
#9936 | bother | |
#10284 | stir | |
#11503 | splash | |
#11515 | hedge | |
#12207 | hassle | |
#12803 | excite | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#13694 | tiff | |
#14457 | sting | |
#14613 | flap | |
#16379 | vortex | |
#17688 | fudge | |
#17984 | blur | |
#18665 | frenzy | |
#18963 | hustle | |
#19046 | overcast | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#20188 | ado | |
#20976 | fuss | |
#21866 | parry | |
#23567 | defer | |
#24731 | remit | |
#28220 | postpone | |
#30576 | whirlwind | |
#32152 | jumble | |
#33891 | circumvent | |
#34245 | spat | |
#34340 | barrage | |
#34901 | ruffle | |
#35107 | sidestep | |
#35156 | flurry | |
#35306 | evade | |
#37262 | bustle | |
#52124 | vorticity | |
#52608 | bickering | |
#59581 | confound | |
#64306 | elude | |
#75259 | dither | |
#81713 | shelve | |
#86407 | agitate | |
#88869 | squabble | |
#90338 | bunko | |
#94228 | bicker | |
#113787 | gyp | |
#121386 | tizzy | |
#138234 | bunco | |
#189431 | befuddle | |
#216211 | bedevil | |
#270504 | fuddle | |
#301423 | fluster | |
#311709 | disconcert | |
#322072 | dishearten |
How to use flurry in a sentence?
Some companies are being forced to sell, opportunistic buyers and strategic players with a long-term view find themselves with a flurry of good Brazilian assets.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx:
There were a flurry of concerns raised in the wake of the accident in Philadelphia.
We saw earlier this year that, even though four of the current justices are ready to take up a number of Second Amendment cases, they weren't sure if they had a fifth vote on the merits -- because they weren't sure about the chief justice, it seems likely that the confirmation of Judge Barrett would remove that uncertainty and open the pipeline to a flurry of Second Amendment cases, perhaps ranging from the constitutionality of criminal felon-in-possession statutes to large-capacity magazine bans.
There has been a flurry of research in the last five years that says that rewards for grades actually reduce motivation, i don’t believe in the carrot-and-stick mentality. If you do celebrate the grades, a spontaneous activity that offers quality time together is the best, rather than a gift or money.
You see this flurry of activity by a tough President Obama as he exits the office, you can’t put daylight between the US and Israel.
Translations for flurry
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- вихрушка, поривBulgarian
- SchneefallGerman
- frenesí, ráfagaSpanish
- tuisku, mylläkkä, hullunmylly, pyörreFinnish
- tormenta, folata, innervosire, agitazioneItalian
- opwelling, wervelen, bewegen, sneeuwbui, oproeren, wervelingDutch
- lufada, nevezinhaPortuguese
- freamătRomanian
- будоражить, взбудоражить, суета, суматоха, снегопад, шквал, листопад, суетитьсяRussian
- snöby, virrvarrSwedish
- telaşTurkish
- метушняUkrainian
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