Synonyms for kerfuffle
ker·fuf·fle

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. kerfufflenoun

   Synonyms:
   brouhaha, fracas

2. kerfufflenoun

   A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult.

   Synonyms:
   brouhaha, fracas

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfufflenoun

   a disorderly outburst or tumult

   "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, gap, flapping, flicker, ruction, commotion, folie, interruption, rumpus, mental disorder, whirl, din, flutter, hoo-hah, mental disturbance, hurly burly, flap, dislocation, ruffle, break, waver, disruption, affray, fluttering, perturbation, upset, noise, tumult, ruckus, hoo-ha, to-do, psychological disorder, interference, fray

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1. • Disorder

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1. hullaballoo

   a hullaballoo...a slightly larger louder event that had begun as a kerfuffle

   the catfight began as a kerfuffle but soon escalated in- to a full-blown hullaballoo as more people entered the fray.

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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How to use kerfuffle in a sentence?

1. Travis Barker:

   She got into a bit of a kerfuffle and was quite bratty. She was not nice and was very much acting like a child.

2. Rick Saccone:

   I decided to resign for the betterment of the school, i've been there 21 years. I didn't want all this terrible media kerfuffle to tarnish the school. I decided it would be better if I just resigned.