HELL-RAISING Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

hell-raising

adjective

as in rowdy

being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way would often reminisce with his buddies about their hell-raising adventures as teenagers

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Recent Examples of hell-raising Still, he's still got plenty of hell-raising left in him. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026

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Adjective

Audiences interested in the rock side of Lollapalooza will surely want to check out their early-evening set on the Bud Light stage, where fans will hopefully mosh and get rowdy.

— Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
After another week of comments, controversy and consternation, Tarik Skubal ran onto the mound Friday to cheers from a rowdy Comerica Park crowd.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of rowdy

Adjective

The picture of Cardinals cool, Walker chased down Kyle Schwarber, shut up a rambunctious Philly crowd and introduced himself to a much wider baseball world.

— Dan Gelston, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
The project’s name is what Sprouse and Columbus call their friend group of rambunctious guys.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026

Definition of rambunctious

Adjective

Over six weeks of World Cup play, boisterous watch parties strengthened that claim, helping draw more than 900,000 visits downtown.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
In front of a boisterous Royal Birkdale crowd, the final round of the 2026 Open absolutely delivered.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of boisterous

Adjective

The prospect of attending a raucous three-day party on South Beach comes as disappointing news to Joe’s girlfriend Jennifer (Teyana Taylor), who’s waiting for her own proposal.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 July 2026
Could the temporary seating at BMO Field actually withstand the number of people All those fears were quelled when Toronto put on six memorable matchday experiences, along with raucous watch parties throughout the city.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of raucous

Adjective

Murphy then appeared on stage to a rollicking standing ovation and made his way to his place at the dais toward the back of the room.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
Those self-aware lyrics are paired with breezy melody and a gently rollicking rhythm, making this feel like a freewheeling summertime favorite.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of rollicking

Adjective

The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized.

— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022
Still, there’s a lot of pleasing vitality to this great American story about how clever brewers took an ancient idea and unlocked an unheard-of range of innovations with a combination of capitalist energy and rumbustious creativity.

— Kyle Smith, National Review, 18 Apr. 2021

Definition of rumbustious

Adjective

Firefighters in Spain admitted the fires were so fast and violent that they could not be tackled head on.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Because of his previous felonies, though none for violent crimes, Pfister could now be defined as a habitual offender under Michigan law and faces prison.

— Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of violent

Adjective

Players have long complained about less-lively balls that force them to swing harder to hit them through the court.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
The pilot sets up interesting tensions between Duke and surrogate father Kingsley and a livelier adversarial role for Pinnock, but Kingsley is gone for the majority of the six episodes (out of eight) sent to critics and Pinnock’s absence is felt.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of lively

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