as in boisterous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers
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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street
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Recent Examples of rowdy
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The Jayhawks will not only play their first road game, but have to do it in what’s sure to be a rowdy environment in Columbia.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
What used to be a few rowdy moments has turned into concert chaos.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Special effects like simulated lightning and boisterous cast member banter may remind guests of Trader Sam’s, but louder and rowdier.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Luca Guadagnino’s cancel-culture drama set in the world of academia did not play well at his native Italian festival, and on the eve of a rowdy press conference.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The Jayhawks will not only play their first road game, but have to do it in what’s sure to be a rowdy environment in Columbia.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
What used to be a few rowdy moments has turned into concert chaos.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Special effects like simulated lightning and boisterous cast member banter may remind guests of Trader Sam’s, but louder and rowdier.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowdy
Adjective
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Their 13th album, International, interprets the ritual of early retirement sendoff as a boisterous dance party with plenty of music royalty cameos showing up to pay their respects.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Among the latter, McElwee pays a visit to his longtime friend Charleen Swansea, who stole the show in Sherman’s March with her boisterous real-talk and raunchy humor.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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We’re then introduced to Louie, a thug who works for a loan shark, threatening and killing people.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Their neighbor, an older Jewish woman, gets arrested and Nazi thugs brazenly loot her apartment.—
Rabih Alameddine
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As Verlander walked off the mound, he was greeted with a raucous standing ovation.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Another is Normal, the raucous action pic written by John Wick and Nobody creator Derek Kolstad and starring Bob Odenkirk.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our research suggests that the vast majority of Republican voters want to close loopholes that allow criminals and dangerous people to get their hands on guns.—
Gabby Giffords,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The days of letting dangerous criminals terrorize American citizens are over.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For the child with an active imagination, give them a bed frame that matches their rambunctious energy.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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The children grow, with the eldest Susanna (Bodhi Rae Breathnach) helping to look after her rambunctious siblings.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The surge coincides with his tough on crime takeover of DC.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The local toughs, led by the sadistic Ace Merrill (Kiefer Sutherland), are headed the same way, albeit for different reasons.—
Sezin Devi Koehler September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On a sunny Tuesday morning, 35-year-old Rita Guerrero stepped out from her door on North Mariposa Street, lively pup Olive barely contained by her leash.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Zarutska worked in a lively area of the lower South End dotted with breweries, apartment complexes and coffee shops.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There’s also a tropical storm circulating, as if the gangsters flew in from the tropics.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Others are new, building on a genuinely fresh and funny revelation that explains not only a cold open involving yakuza gangsters half a world away in Osaka, but also why this quaint town is sitting on a stash of weaponry big enough to overthrow the governments of several small nations.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowdy. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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