BOISTEROUSLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

boisterously

adverb

Definition of boisterously

as in noisily

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Recent Examples of boisterously 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 About 150 people attended the meeting, and boisterously applauded when speakers condemned the town’s less stringent rules. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 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

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Adverb

Despite that underlying tension, kids play on the street outside while the large family has a dynamic like any other — noisily squabbling, joking, or in the case of the matriarchal grandmother, Mariam (Hiam Abbass), preparing a meal in a kitchen plagued by constant utility outages.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
As Lurie was transitioning into the mayor’s office, union workers were noisily picketing outside several of the largest hotels in San Francisco.

— J.D. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of noisily

Adverb

On Thursday morning, fat bees perched on black-and-blue sage flowers, and doves loudly fluttered from fruit tree to fruit tree.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Advertisement One of the film’s comedic bits is your character and Jake Johnson’s character playing against a team in which both players grunt loudly on the court.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of loudly

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Fresh, provocative and uproariously funny.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Cunk on Earth plays like a Daily Show segment spread out across five hours, in which viewers watch the earnest — and ofttimes exasperated — talking heads field inane questions from Morgan’s uproariously daft Cunk.

— Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of uproariously

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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
Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of lustily

Adverb

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
Ukraine’s accession process was long stymied by Hungary, under stridently nationalist former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who was considered Russia’s strongest ally in Europe and possible threat to the EU project.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026

Definition of stridently

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Options flows in the stock were resoundingly bullish, with more than 114,000 calls traded versus just under 50,000 puts.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Nolan also resoundingly highlights the role of women in this epic, who also include briefly Lupita Nyong’o’s Helen and her twin sister Clytemnestra.

— Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2026

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