to-do

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. ado, turmoil, bother, bustle, commotion. See excitement.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. commotion, stir, fuss; see disorder 2 , fight 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

fuss, commotion, bother, uproar, *brouhaha, stir, *flap, *hoopla, ado, hubbub, furor, excitement, hurly-burly, *tempest in a teapot.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Informal. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace: agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir1, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar. Informal: flap. See CALM, ORDER. 2. Informal. A condition of intense public interest or excitement: brouhaha, sensation, stir1, uproar. Slang: hoo-hah. See EXCITE. 3. Informal. Busy and useless activity: ado, fuss. See ACTION, CALM.