Synonyms of bustle

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noun

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity

I couldn't concentrate in all the bustle of the student lounge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commotion
• disturbance
• hurry
• stir
• fuss
• turmoil
• noise
• clatter
• hubbub
• racket
• storm
• clutter
• to-do
• fun
• row
• hoopla
• hurly-burly
• tumult
• hurricane
• zoo
• pandemonium
• hullabaloo
• coil
• ado
• roar
• bother
• ruckus
• ruction
• furore
• ballyhoo
• rumpus
• squall
• flurry
• pother
• uproar
• blather
• furor
• whirl
• bluster
• hurry-scurry
• welter
• kerfuffle
• stew
• hurly
• corroboree
• shindy
• hoo-hah
• helter-skelter
• foofaraw
• hoo-ha
• moil
• upheaval
• din
• hubble-bubble
• splore
• bobbery
• cacophony
• alarums and excursions
• hurry-skurry
• clamor
• unrest
• outcry
• disorder
• do
• eruption
• williwaw
• howl
• hue and cry
• outbreak
• flutter
• fray
• mêlée
• brawl
• scuffle
• outburst
• melee
• fever
• fracas
• hassle
• tizzy
• fret
• flare-up
• dither
• lather

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• peace
• tranquillity
• stillness
• tranquility
• quiet
• calm
• hush
• quietude
• order
• orderliness

bustle

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verb

ˈbə-səl 

1

as in to burst

to be copiously supplied

on Saturdays the city's downtown bustles with activity as a farmers' market sets up shop

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burst
• buzz
• hum
• bulge
• brim
• swarm
• abound
• teem
• overflow
• crawl
• bristle
• pullulate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• need
• want
• lack

2

as in to rush

to proceed or move quickly

the hostess bustled about, taking care of last-minute preparations for the party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rush
• hurry
• race
• speed
• scurry
• travel
• drive
• fly
• zip
• trot
• buzz
• chase
• hustle
• jump
• scoot
• run
• dart
• blow
• dash
• tear
• step
• blast
• scuttle
• breeze
• rustle
• motor
• whirl
• bowl
• zoom
• career
• bolt
• rip
• crack (on)
• jog
• hare
• jet
• belt
• course
• shoot
• ram
• whisk
• blaze
• barrel
• rocket
• hump
• bundle
• hasten
• hurtle
• highball
• hie
• hurl
• beat it
• nip
• get a move on
• gallop
• pelt
• make tracks
• careen
• bomb
• shake a leg
• step on it
• hotfoot (it)
• cannonball
• flit
• scamper
• stampede
• streak
• sprint
• beetle
• accelerate
• scuffle
• overtake
• step out
• whiz
• whizz
• quicken
• outrun
• catch up
• outpace
• scud
• outstrip
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• drag
• hang (around or out)
• crawl
• lag
• linger
• poke
• dawdle
• stroll
• loiter
• tarry
• shuffle
• poke
• amble
• slow (down or up)
• saunter
• lumber
• plod
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

Examples of bustle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The 66-foot lap pool, a summer showpiece, offers a rare pocket of calm suspended above Nice's bustle. —Paul Jebara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024

To then take that apartment and transform it into an attractive and functional space—and one that feels like a relaxed retreat despite its location amidst the bustle of Spain’s capital—is nothing short of a miracle. —Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024

Verb

Open-plan guestrooms with spacious terraces overlook tropical gardens or the bustling La Plaza, a day-to-night hotspot for Marbella's fashion scene. —Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024

Her husband, Doug Emhoff, was in Los Angeles, but the house was bustling with relatives. —Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024