rowdier; rowdiest
: coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
also
: characterized by such behavior
rowdy local bars
Synonyms of rowdy
Examples of rowdy in a Sentence
Adjective
a rowdy game of basketball
a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers
Noun
rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Mexican authorities have previously expressed fears they could be used as weapons by rowdy fans.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The Knicks defeated the Spurs, 105-104, in dramatic fashion to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the 2026 NBA Finals — and the next two games are back at home, in front of the rowdiest, most passionate fan base in all of professional sports.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Fans got so rowdy during the Knicks' Eastern Conference Finals run the NYPD put a stop to watch parties outside Madison Square Garden.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
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Adjective
The screening — preceded by a showing of Leone DiSantis’s Bound-esque short film Wild Ones — was a rowdy affair punctuated by wolf whistles, whoops, and bursts of laughter at every lesbian joke.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Mexican authorities have previously expressed fears they could be used as weapons by rowdy fans.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
The Knicks defeated the Spurs, 105-104, in dramatic fashion to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the 2026 NBA Finals — and the next two games are back at home, in front of the rowdiest, most passionate fan base in all of professional sports.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Fans got so rowdy during the Knicks' Eastern Conference Finals run the NYPD put a stop to watch parties outside Madison Square Garden.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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rowdy
1 of 2 adjective
row·dy
ˈrau̇d-ē 
rowdier; rowdiest
: rough or loud in behavior
rowdiness
noun
rowdy
2 of 2 noun
plural rowdies
: a rowdy person
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