rambunctious
ram·bunc·tious
adj \ram-ˈbəŋk-shəs\Definition of RAMBUNCTIOUS
: marked by uncontrollable exuberance : unruly
— ram·bunc·tious·ly adverb
— ram·bunc·tious·ness noun
Examples of RAMBUNCTIOUS
- <that beach is often taken over by packs of rambunctious young people, so don't go there expecting peace and quiet>
Origin of RAMBUNCTIOUS
probably alteration of rumbustious
First Known Use: 1830
Related to RAMBUNCTIOUS
Synonyms: hell-raising, knockabout, boisterous, raucous, robustious, roisterous, rollicking, rowdy, rumbustious [chiefly British]
Antonyms: orderly
Related Words: callithumpian, carnival, carnivalesque, larrikin [chiefly Australian], raffish, rampageous, raucous, riotous, rowdyish, ruffianly; stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, violent; headstrong, intractable, obstreperous, recalcitrant, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable, uninhibited, unmanageable, unreserved, unrestrained, unruly, wild, willful (or wilful); bubbly, buoyant, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, impassioned, lively, sprightly, vivacious; clamorous, loudmouthed, noisy, openmouthed, rackety, strident, vociferous; howling, screaming, yelling
Near Antonyms: sedate, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid; decorous, dignified, proper, seemly; calm, hushed, noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet, restrained, serene, silent, soundless, tranquil; collected, composed, constrained, controlled, imperturbable, inhibited, repressed, self-controlled, unflappable, unruffled; moderate, reasonable, subdued, temperate; impassive, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid; depressed; aloof, detached, indifferent
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