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Synonyms & Antonyms of rambunctious
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
- that beach is often taken over by packs of rambunctious young people, so don't go there expecting peace and quiet
Synonyms for rambunctious
- boisterous,
- hell-raising,
- knockabout,
- raucous,
- robustious,
- roisterous,
- rollicking,
- rowdy,
- rumbustious
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to rambunctious
- callithumpian,
- carnival,
- carnivalesque,
- larrikin
- [chiefly Australian],
- raffish,
- rampageous,
- riotous,
- rowdyish,
- ruffianly
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The first known use of rambunctious was in 1830
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