making a scene

The phrase “making a scene” has 4 syllables: mak-ing a scene

It's pronounced as /ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ ə siːn/


What is synonym and antonym for making a scene?

In the thesaurus, “making a scene” has 23 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for making a scene along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for making a scene

  • blowing up
  • blustering
  • bristling
  • burning
  • carrying on
  • chafing
  • foaming
  • fretting
  • fulminating
  • fuming
  • raging
  • rampaging
  • ranting
  • raving
  • running amok
  • running amuck
  • seething
  • smoldering
  • smouldering
  • steaming
  • stewing
  • storming
  • taking on

Antonyms for making a scene

  • allaying
  • appeasing
  • calming
  • checking
  • collecting
  • composing
  • containing
  • cooling
  • curbing
  • easing
  • hushing
  • letting up
  • moderating
  • pacifying
  • pocketing
  • quelling
  • quieting
  • reining
  • relaxing
  • repressing
  • restraining
  • settling
  • smothering
  • soothing
  • stifling
  • stilling
  • strangling
  • subduing
  • suppressing
  • swallowing
  • tempering

Example Sentences

  • She was so upset that she started making a scene in the restaurant.
  • Instead of resolving the issue quietly, he ended up making a scene in front of everyone.
  • The actress was known for making a scene during interviews to grab attention.
  • If you keep making a scene, people are going to stare and whisper.
  • He regretted making a scene at the party, as it drew unwanted attention to his personal issues.

On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to making a scene, such as: allaying, appeasing, blowing up, blustering, bristling, burning, calming.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • at boiling point
  • bent
  • bent out of shape
  • beside oneself
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  • blowing up
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  • blustery
  • boiling
  • boiling mad
  • boiling over
  • bristling
  • burning
  • carrying on
  • chafing
  • convulsing
  • cutting
  • enflaming
  • enraged
  • excruciating
  • exquisite
  • extreme
  • fierce
  • fit to be tied
  • foaming
  • frenzied
  • fretting
  • fulminating
  • fuming
  • furious
  • going ape
  • harrowing
  • incensed
  • inflaming
  • infuriated
  • intense
  • irate
  • mad as a hornet
  • making a scene
  • penetrating
  • piercing
  • rabid
  • racking
  • rampaging
  • rankling
  • ranting
  • ranting and raving
  • raving
  • raving mad
  • roiling
  • rough
  • running amok
  • running amuck
  • seeing red
  • seething
  • shaking
  • sharp
  • shooting
  • sizzling
  • smarting
  • smoldering
  • smouldering
  • stabbing
  • steaming
  • stewing
  • stinging
  • storming
  • stormy
  • taking on
  • tearing
  • tempestuous
  • throwing a fit
  • tingling
  • tormenting
  • torturing
  • torturous
  • turbulent
  • vehement
  • violent
  • wild
  • wrenching

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