Synonym (nearly the same meaning) of FURORE is
2023
Synonym (nearly the same meaning) of FURORE is
Answer: D. Uproar — ConceptA synonym is a word that carries nearly the same core meaning as the headword and can replace it in the same kind of sentence without changing what is…
- A.
Storm
- B.
Disorder
- C.
Wildness
- D.
Uproar
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Correct answer: D
Concept
A synonym is a word that carries nearly the same core meaning as the headword and can replace it in the same kind of sentence without changing what is being said. The dependable method is to fix the headword’s dictionary sense first — including what it is normally used about — and only then test each offered word against that whole sense.
Where a standard dictionary glosses the headword with one particular word, that gloss is the closest equivalent. Other words may sit near the headword in a broad thesaurus range while their own core sense lies elsewhere, so a “nearly the same meaning” item is settled by the direct gloss, not by loose proximity.
Application
FURORE (also spelt furor) means an outbreak of public anger or excitement — a noisy, collective reaction of protest or excited comment about something, as in “the announcement caused a furore”. Its core sense therefore has three parts:
it is public — a reaction shown by many people together, not by one person;
it is noisy or vehement — anger, indignation or excited comment, not quiet disapproval;
it is triggered — it is a reaction to some particular event, decision or announcement.
Tested against those three parts, “uproar” matches on all of them: it names a loud, confused noise made by a crowd and, by extension, a public outburst of protest or complaint about something. It is also the direct dictionary equivalent — Oxford gives uproar as the synonym of furore, Collins glosses the sense as uproar, and Merriam-Webster defines the US form furor as “a sudden outburst: uproar”. The two words are interchangeable in use: “the decision caused an uproar” says the same thing as “the decision caused a furore”.
Cross-check
Each of the other offered words overlaps furore somewhere, but none of them is its direct equivalent:
Word | Its own core sense | Distance from FURORE |
|---|---|---|
Storm | A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder or snow; figuratively, a violent commotion or an outburst of strong feeling, as in “a storm of protest”. | Touches furore only through that extended figurative use; its core, defining sense is meteorological, and no dictionary glosses furore as “storm”, so it is the looser match. |
Disorder | An absence of order or regular arrangement — confusion or untidiness in how things stand; in public contexts, a breakdown of peaceful conduct, as in “civil disorder”. | Names a state of confusion or lawlessness rather than a noisy collective reaction to a trigger. |
Wildness | The quality of being wild — uncultivated, untamed or lacking restraint; used of land left in its natural state and of behaviour that is unruly or unchecked. | Describes a character or manner rather than a public outcry about something. |
The substitution test reads the same way: in the frame “the announcement caused a ___”, uproar reproduces “the announcement caused a furore” exactly, while the other words shift the meaning towards weather, confusion or unrestrained behaviour.
Hence the word nearest in meaning to FURORE is uproar.