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

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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

The votes were loudly jeered by protesters who had gathered nearby.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
But after being injected with two ostensibly lethal doses of pentobarbital, Pike was still alive, snoring loudly as journalists selected to witness the execution glanced at one another, wondering what was happening.

— Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of loudly

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Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin didn’t play due to injury and was still lustily booed in Detroit’s season opener following his trade request over the summer.

— Matt Piper, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Its 90-minute set was lustily accompanied by Dudamel and his band.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of lustily

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Earlier this month, Cruz vociferously rejected the idea that artificial intelligence companies should be granted antitrust exemptions in order to collaborate on ways to implement industry-wide AI safety guardrails.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of vociferously

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For many years, the EPP staunchly supported former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s stridently nationalist Fidesz party, hoping to keep him within Europe’s political mainstream.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
DeSantis stridently opposed both measures, which failed to get the 60% support needed to pass.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of stridently

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Portnoy being blatantly discriminated against for being Jewish was very real.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
His ability to fund campaigns for far-right and/or blatantly authoritarian political parties has gone from financially motivated to straight-up sinister.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

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