Synonyms for rumpus
ˈrʌm pəsrum·pus

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1. rumpusnoun

   Synonyms:
   ruckus, turmoil

2. rumpusnoun

   A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

   Synonyms:
   turmoil, ruckus

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1. commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumultverb

   the act of making a noisy disturbance

   Synonyms:
   commotion, hurly burly, clamor, disturbance, uproar, turmoil, whirl, flutter, ruckus, to-do, ruction, din, kerfuffle, blaring, hoo-ha, disruption, cacophony, tumult, tumultuousness, garboil, blare, hoo-hah

2. rumpusverb

   cause a disturbance

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1. • Agitate

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1. rumpusnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] riot, brawl, tumult, uproar, squabble, outbreak, quarrel, feud, affray, ROW, disturbance, altercation, breach of the peace

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1. rumpusnoun

   Synonyms:
   disturbance, quarrel, affray, brawl, row, fracas

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1. Angela Carter:

   Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, acknowledges art as a means of knowing the world, then art is relegated to a kind of rumpus room of the mind and the irresponsibility of the artist and the irrelevance of art to actual living becomes part and parcel of the practice of art.