ROISTEROUS Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

roisterous

adjective

Definition of roisterous

as in wild and woolly

being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way students were told that it was possible to have a roisterous victory celebration without resorting to violence

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Adjective

During the first Senate debate of the cycle in September at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Marshall was repeatedly heckled and interrupted by boisterous audience members.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Duncombe’s friends remember her sunny spirit, boisterous and infectious laugh, unbridled optimism and passion for new experiences.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of boisterous

Adjective

The crowd at the suddenly raucous Tropicana Field, one of baseball’s quietest venues during most regular season contests, roared in approval.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Her main rival for that was the raucous set from George Wallace, who partly brought the house down with a bit about jokes for the high rollers in the front row versus the nosebleed seats.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of raucous

Adjective

Still, devotees of John Waters, Sean Baker, Todd Solondz and the Safdie brothers will sense that DeFalco is a kindred spirit, a filmmaker with an open-minded curiosity about the rowdier parts of the human zoo.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Having been raised in a very golf-centric family myself, what struck me about your experience is how rowdy the tournament crowds have gotten.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of rowdy

Adjective

Bryan echoing the Truckers is very good news, since their own rambunctious salad days eventually yielded some of this century’s best American anthems.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Sunny, a rambunctious Portuguese water dog that President Barack Obama got at the start of his second term in the White House, died Tuesday at the age of 13, Obama announced.

— Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rambunctious

Adjective

Murphy then appeared on stage to a rollicking standing ovation and made his way to his place at the dais toward the back of the room.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
Those self-aware lyrics are paired with breezy melody and a gently rollicking rhythm, making this feel like a freewheeling summertime favorite.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of rollicking

Adjective

The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized.

— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022
Still, there’s a lot of pleasing vitality to this great American story about how clever brewers took an ancient idea and unlocked an unheard-of range of innovations with a combination of capitalist energy and rumbustious creativity.

— Kyle Smith, National Review, 18 Apr. 2021

Definition of rumbustious

Adjective

Fashion brands have been experimenting with livelier and more unconventional footwear designs in general lately, and that means interesting uses of color.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
No changes to the dinos, but the lighting overall felt more lively and theatrical.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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