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Antonyms for carrying-on
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kar-ee-ing-on, -awn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær i ɪŋˈɒn, -ˈɔn |
Definition of carrying-on
- As in monkey business : noun shenanigans
- As in scene : noun display of emotion
- As in tomfoolery : noun nonsense
- As in imbecility : noun foolishness
- As in senselessness : noun foolishness
- As in foolishness : noun idiocy, nonsense
- What's all this we hear about your carrying-on this morning?
- Extract from : « Air Service Boys Flying for Victory » by Charles Amory Beach
- There was a newly-married couple in our car, and of course lots of us were more or less interested in their carrying-on.
- Extract from : « Atchoo! » by George Niblo
- They always seem to be happy, singing and “carrying-on” with the utmost abandon.
- Extract from : « The Spell of Flanders » by Edward Neville Vose
- When she got going, laughing and carrying-on, what wouldn't she say, right out before anybody!
- Extract from : « The Brimming Cup » by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Synonyms for carrying-on
- absurdity
- absurdness
- antics
- buffoonery
- bunk
- carrying-on
- claptrap
- clowning
- clowning around
- commotion
- confrontation
- craziness
- disobedience
- dumb trick
- exhibition
- fit
- folly
- fool trick
- foolery
- fooling around
- foolishness
- fun
- funny business
- fuss
- giddiness
- hanky-panky
- high jinks
- hokey-pokey
- horse feathers
- horseplay
- idiocy
- imbecility
- impracticality
- imprudence
- inanity
- indiscretion
- insanity
- insensibility
- irrationality
- irresponsibility
- joking
- kidding around
- ludicrousness
- lunacy
- madness
- misbehavior
- mischief
- mischief-making
- mistake
- monkeyshine
- nonsense
- performance
- poppycock
- prank
- preposterousness
- ridiculousness
- row
- rubbish
- senselessness
- shenanigans
- silliness
- stupidity
- tantrum
- temper tantrum
- to-do
- tomfoolery
- tommyrot
- twaddle
- unreasonableness
- unwiseness
- upset
- weakness
- witlessness
- zaniness
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