1
: heightened fuss or concern : to-do
much ado about the need for reform
2
: time-wasting bother over trivial details
wrote the paper without further ado
3
: trouble, difficulty
The journey itself is not described; our heroes disembark without ado at Philadelphia.—
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- 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
- to-do
- tumult
- turmoil
- uproar
- welter
- whirl
- williwaw
- zoo
Examples of ado in a Sentence
a bride-to-be caught up in the usual prenuptial ado
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
Since the film’s release and press tour, much ado has been made of the potential discord between cast members Baldoni, Lively, Sklenar and Jenny Slate, with the rumor mill swirling about creative disagreements and on-set strife.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2024
Without any further ado, keep scrolling for a vibe check on which Dyson products have stood the test of time.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 12 Aug. 2024
Without any further ado, here are the 21 best stuff and things our editors bought and loved last month.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 10 June 2024
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“Ado.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ado. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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: fuss entry 1 sense 1, trouble
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