Synonyms of riot

riot

noun

ˈrī-ət 

as in hoot

someone or something that is very funny

she's such a riot at parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hoot
• scream
• laugh
• joke
• knee-slapper
• gag
• howler
• witticism
• boner
• wisecrack
• sight
• sally
• quip
• pleasantry
• crack
• jest
• waggery
• caution

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• downer
• bummer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of riot

Instead, the Citizens’ Council, a white supremacist organization, claimed Williams instigated the riots. — Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Its rise and fall was dramatic, with a deadly riot in 1880 stoking anti-Chinese sentiment nationwide. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

At least there are several sequences of macabre murder-comedy with blood geysers shooting up to the sky and a tracking shot through a killing spree that’s a riot. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

On his first day in office, the president pardoned nearly every defendant charged in connection with the Capitol riot, which Judge Mehta described as an assault on the peaceful transfer of power. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing riot

• read the riot act (to)
• riot act
• run riot