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boisterous
Synonyms and Antonyms of boisterous
- the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
hell-raising, knockabout, rambunctious, raucous, robustious, roisterous, rollicking, rowdy, rumbustious [chiefly British]
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
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
Synonym Discussion of boisterous
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- vociferous cries of protest and outrage
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- clamorous demands for prison reforms
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- blatant rock music
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- a blatant clamor for impeachment
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- heard the strident cry of the crow
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- a boisterous crowd of party goers
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- the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested
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