as in raucous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
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Recent Examples of boisterous
It was launched in 2010 by Bernd Schlacher—who had already made a name for himself with Motto bar (home, for a time, to a young bartender called Helmut Lang)—with an all-day menu of comfort-food favorites and boisterous summer evenings when the canal side becomes one of the buzziest parts of town.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Her show has sprouted a range of boisterous Heated Rivalry events and theme nights at clubs in Canada and New York, and guaranteed a second season.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Neurologists also pay close attention when someone who has been quiet and serious their whole life suddenly takes on a boisterous personality, talking nonstop.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
The night was a far cry from boisterous past ceremonies that also took place in times of turmoil, and farther still from the work that was being honored.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Her show has sprouted a range of boisterous Heated Rivalry events and theme nights at clubs in Canada and New York, and guaranteed a second season.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Neurologists also pay close attention when someone who has been quiet and serious their whole life suddenly takes on a boisterous personality, talking nonstop.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
The night was a far cry from boisterous past ceremonies that also took place in times of turmoil, and farther still from the work that was being honored.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boisterous
Adjective
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Anderson faced criticism online after his raucous menswear collection, shown during the men’s shows in Paris earlier this month, divided audiences.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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What Don’t Be Dumb does effectively, however, is reestablish Rocky’s auteur-ish tendencies for 2020s hip-hop, drawing throughline between his mixtape days and the raucous, rage-minded sounds that course through much of contemporary rap.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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When Scott was elected in 2020, rowdy groups of teenagers were assaulting visitors in Harborplace just for fun, sending visitors back injured and traumatized, vowing never to return, nor any of their kin.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2026
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The former boast a slightly rowdy dive bar atmosphere, while the latter offers tranquil outdoor seating amid architecture reminiscent of bygone Mexico.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Wallace’s piscine material is much more successful in this rambunctious, dynamic, take-it-or-leave-it novelistic form than in his fish-out-of-water public performance, years later, before the class of 2005.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The rambunctious 4-year-old – who loved mud and getting dressed up and having dance parties with her brother and sisters – died January 6, after the flu and a co-infection with an adenovirus turned into pneumonia and sepsis.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But smart casting, witty writing, lively directing, and artful character development have also yielded the rare superhero riff that, as Kovak puts it, finds the human underneath.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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For 30 minutes, the producers mostly paint with a warm, lively palette, whisking fragments of IDM, ghettotech, and house into a hypnotic swirl.—
Rae-Aila Crumble,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In the crowd at that rumbustious Democratic Convention in 1896 was a journeyman journalist, L. Frank Baum, who had a number of careers behind him by that time.—
David McWilliams,
Fortune,
16 Nov. 2025
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Around this time, the outfit’s quirky, lightly rumbustious songs began to resonate across British press and radio; accessible while containing a marked dose of strangeness, Fontaine’s songwriting – at once emotionally raw and witty – boasted a strong multi-generational appeal.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Less mature organizations remain noisy.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota State Patrol troopers used a powerful sound system first used by the military in Maple Grove, Minnesota, to communicate and disperse noisy protesters.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His lightning guitar work — alongside a mandolinist, fiddler, upright-bassist and banjo player who are not too shabby on their respective strings themselves — delivered a rollicking half-hour that gave the fans in the bleachers plenty to dance to.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
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Joy’s jazzy, smoky version of the Marvin Gaye classic, coupled with her velvety vocals, sparked another rollicking ovation led by John who was the first to stand up.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Erfan Soltani, 26, was arrested last month as demonstrations roiled the country, sparking a violent crackdown by authorities.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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Unprecedented spending has also done little to address the country’s worst in the nation homeless problem, an infrastructure that is graded lower than the national average, and a violent crime rate that is 35% higher than the national average.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Boisterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boisterous. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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