commotion
A sudden burst of noisy confusion.
commotion in a sentence
- There was a commotion at the pond when a swan chased a jogger along the path.
- A sudden commotion in the kitchen turned out to be the dog tangled in the tablecloth.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to commotion?
- Afuss
- Bpeace
- Cquiet
- Dcalm
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A: fuss. The other three mean the opposite of commotion.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to commotion?
- Anoise
- Bstir
- Cfuss
- Dcalm
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D: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as commotion.
Words that mean something similar
fuss, noise, stir
Words that mean the opposite
calm, peace, quiet
More words about speech & sound
- concise: Saying what you need to say in only a few words.
- condemn: To say strongly that something is wrong or bad.
- confer: To give someone an award, title or honour, or to talk something over with others.
- confide: To tell someone a secret because you trust them.
- contest: To argue that something is wrong or unfair and try to change it.
- contradict: To say the opposite of what someone else has said.
- convey: To carry something somewhere, or to make a feeling or idea known.
- curt: Using so few words that you seem rude.
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test