ado
noun[U]
uk/əˈduː/us/əˈduː/a lot ofactivity,worry, orexcitementthat isunnecessaryorgreaterthan thesituationdeserves:
In the end, it allseemedlikemuchadoabout nothing.
Without muchado, itbecamethe most widely-usedsystemin theworld.
Moststateflagswereadoptedwith littleado manyyearsago.
Synonym
fuss
- I had thefeelingthat the "3Dexperience" would be much ado about nothing.
- This is much ado about very little, in myopinion.
- Theplayerdefeatedheropponentwith little ado.
- In hisintroduction, theprofessormakes much ado about the writer'sprecision.
- Every so often, without anygreatado, hestartsspeakinginverse.
- At first Isworenot tovotefor him, having beeninfluencedby thebigado made of hisindecisiveness.
Becoming too excited and easily upset
- ant
- antsy
- at the end ofyourtetheridiom
- be in a whirlidiom
- be in/get into a latheridiom
- demented
- febrile
- have thin/thick skinidiom
- high-strung
- highly strung
- hot under the collaridiom
- hyper
- hysterical
- lather
- overeagerness
- oversensitive
- overwrought
- shockable
- slay
- whirl
Idiom
without further/more ado