rambunctious

ram·bunc·tious

adjective \ram-ˈbəŋk-shəs\

Definition of RAMBUNCTIOUS

: marked by uncontrollable exuberance : unruly

— ram·bunc·tious·ly adverb

— ram·bunc·tious·ness noun

Examples of RAMBUNCTIOUS

1. <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

Rhymes with RAMBUNCTIOUS

compunctious