BOISTEROUSLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

boisterously

adverb

Definition of boisterously

as in noisily

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Recent Examples of boisterously Lawsuits, bureaucratic battles, boisterously divisive council arguments and vicious social media debates have been part of Bloomfield life for years, and intensified during Danielle Wong’s contentious time as mayor. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026 These movies now add up to a canon greater than the sum of their boisterously funny, deliriously inventive parts. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 June 2026 Babe Ruth was the most boisterously outspoken. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 Two Runner is buttressed by a cavalcade of boisterously rootsy country acts all deeply versed in their genre’s bloodlines, who freely celebrate them with aplomb. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 They’re often boisterously stuffed into the frame together in scenes of performing and partying. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026 Chalamet joked as the camera cut to O'Leary applauding boisterously. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026 Spotted in the locker room after the game, Ball remained in relatively good spirits, boisterously chatting it up with his teammates. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boisterously

Adverb

Contemporary foes like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and North Korea’s Kim Jong-il remained firmly, if sometimes noisily, contained.

— Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
In 2024, likewise, some leaders of the activist left noisily defected from the Harris-Walz ticket.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of noisily

Adverb

Before class started, and the teacher had not yet arrived, students may have been clowning around in the room, making jokes, playing pranks, or talking loudly and inappropriately.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
There was a little confusion as to whether or not the match was really over, but when the bell rang, fans booed loudly.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of loudly

Adverb

Its 90-minute set was lustily accompanied by Dudamel and his band.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026

Definition of lustily

Adverb

Cinema United, the movie theater trade organization, once vociferously opposed to the merger, backed off Tuesday and called for a settlement to avoid industry uncertainty.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
These moves have once again foregrounded Paul's unproven claims that the SARS-Cov-2 virus came from a lab leak and that Fauci covered it up — a charge the scientist has vociferously denied.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 July 2026

Definition of vociferously

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DeSantis stridently opposed both measures, which failed to get the 60% support needed to pass.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
South Florida has a large population of Venezuelan immigrants—a stridently anti-chavista voting bloc that many politicians see as crucial to winning elections.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of stridently

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Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez blatantly balked in front of a crowd of 24,297, and the only four people who could fix it didn’t see it until watching a video afterward.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
The other was filed by Bonta, who said that Bianco blatantly disregarded his authority as attorney general.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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