to-do
noun
tə-ˈdü 
plural to-dos tə-ˈdüz
: bustle, stir, fuss
Synonyms
- ado
- alarums and excursions
- ballyhoo
- blather
- bluster
- bobbery
- bother
- bustle
- clatter
- clutter [chiefly dialect]
- coil
- commotion
- corroboree [Australian]
- disturbance
- do [chiefly dialect]
- foofaraw
- fun
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- helter-skelter
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
- hoopla
- hubble-bubble
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- hurly
- hurly-burly
- hurricane
- hurry
- hurry-scurry
- hurry-skurry
- kerfuffle [chiefly British]
- moil
- pandemonium
- pother
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- shindy
- splore [Scottish]
- squall
- stew
- stir
- storm
- tumult
- turmoil
- uproar
- welter
- whirl
- williwaw
- zoo
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1576, in the meaning defined above
to-do
noun
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity there was such a to-do when the mice got loose from the science room that I thought the principal was going to close the school Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- commotion
- hurry
- fuss
- clutter
- stir
- disturbance
- fun
- turmoil
- storm
- clatter
- hurricane
- hoopla
- zoo
- noise
- bustle
- row
- hubbub
- racket
- flurry
- hullabaloo
- hurry-scurry
- ado
- blather
- hoo-hah
- pandemonium
- ruckus
- hoo-ha
- foofaraw
- rumpus
- kerfuffle
- squall
- pother
- hurly-burly
- furor
- bobbery
- stew
- splore
- hurly
- furore
- bother
- tumult
- ruction
- hurry-skurry
- shindy
- welter
- whirl
- coil
- ballyhoo
- roar
- uproar
- do
- alarums and excursions
- upheaval
- helter-skelter
- bluster
- moil
- corroboree
- cacophony
- din
- hubble-bubble
- williwaw
- clamor
- outcry
- unrest
- disorder
- flutter
- howl
- eruption
- fret
- hue and cry
- tizzy
- outbreak
- hassle
- fever
- brawl
- melee
- fray
- scuffle
- fracas
- outburst
- lather
- dither
- flare-up
- mêlée
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rest
- peace
- quiet
- calm
- stillness
- order
- tranquility
- hush
- tranquillity
- quietude
- orderliness