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knock (about)
Synonyms and Antonyms of knock (about)
to move about from place to place aimlessly
knockabout
Synonyms and Antonyms of knockabout
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
boisterous, hell-raising, 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
wild and woolly
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
knockabout
Synonyms and Antonyms of knockabout
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination
bird of passage
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