Commotion and Stir

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Commotion

Commotion noun - A state of noisy, confused activity.

Usage example: the commotion created when the nation's top rock band arrived in town

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Stir is a synonym for commotion in disturbance topic. In some cases you can use "Stir" instead a noun "Commotion", when it comes to topics like excitement, calm, clamor. popular alternative

Stir

Stir noun - A rapid active commotion.

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Commotion is a synonym for stir in excitement topic. You can use "Commotion" instead a noun "Stir", if it concerns topics such as disturbance, event, calm. popular alternative

Nearby Words: stirring, stirred

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considerable	considerable commotion	considerable stir
big	big commotion	big stir
great	great commotion	great stir
huge	huge commotion	huge stir
Other adjectives: little, major, minor.

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