LARRIKIN Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

larrikin

adjective

Definition of larrikin

chiefly Australian

as in raffish

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Adjective

And then there's a top-of-his-game Chevy Chase as a devil-may-care golfer and Bill Murray as a raffish groundskeeper.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
Kids join academies as raffish improvisors, little bundles of wild ideas and schemes.

— New York Times, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of raffish

Adjective

Lake celebrated her win Tuesday night with a small but boisterous watch party at Cliff’s Tavern in midtown Kansas City.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Once a lawyerly panel, a takeover by a trio of conservatives deeply mistrustful of the state’s voting system has turned the board’s once mundane meetings into boisterous events packed with crowds of cheering and jeering activists.

— Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of boisterous

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The joyous if relatively restrained gathering was the culmination of the riotous nationwide celebrations that had broken out on the evening of April 12, when the results of the parliamentary elections came in.

— Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Guns is an actor and writer, known for her razor-sharp observations and riotous voice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

Definition of riotous

Adjective

Compared to a juggernaut festival like Glasto — known for its sprawling grounds, mandatory camping and rowdy atmosphere — Øya, which kicks off on Wednesday, delivers a more intimate experience.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
When Labor Day passes, the rowdy weekenders become a not-so-distant memory as Montauk settles into a quieter rhythm.

— Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of rowdy

Adjective

By later this evening, the moon will also join forces with Mars, which is where the energy becomes noticeably faster and possibly rambunctious.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Assistant defensive backs coach Duane Akina, who, despite rapidly approaching 70 years of age, was perhaps the spriest, most energetic and most rambunctious soul on the field.

— Latif Love August 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of rambunctious

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

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