Thesaurus
knock (about)
Synonyms and Antonyms of knock (about)
- we knocked about from town to town, looking for work
knockabout
Synonyms and Antonyms of knockabout
- a knockabout game of football in the mud
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
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
- the book is one writer's journey of self-discovery as a restless knockabout
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