ado

Meaning

trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion

Synonyms

noise

din

bustle

trouble

fuss

fracas

stir

to-do

tumult

turmoil

uproar

activity

flurry

coil

commotion

hustle

service

labour

racket

rowdiness

ruckus

rumpus

shindy

sound

🔉

travail

vanity

ballyhoo

bedlam

brouhaha

clamor

clamour

clatter

difficulty

disturbance

effort

excitement

exertion

hob

hubbub

labor

nuisance

panic

pother

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈduː/

Etymology

From Northern Middle English at do (“to do”), infinitive of do, don (“to do”), see do. Influenced by an Old Norse practice of marking the infinitive by using the preposition at, att (compare Danish at gå (“to go”)). More at at, do.