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riotous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of riotous

1 causing or intended to cause laughter
  • His riotous mugging always has everyone in hysterics.
Synonyms of riotous

antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
Words Related to riotous

amusing, diverting, entertaining

clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany

facetious, flip, flippant, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery

jocular, playful, waggish

campy, jokey (also joky)

priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry

blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful
Near Antonyms of riotous

earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty

affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical)

lachrymose, mournful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, woeful
Antonyms of riotous

humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
2 pouring forth in great amounts
  • A painting by that artist is usually a riotous display of color.
Synonyms of riotous

copious, galore, gushing, lavish, profuse
Words Related to riotous

abounding, abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

extravagant, luxuriant

fat, fecund, fertile

free, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting

excessive, immoderate, redundant

adequate, enough, sufficient
Near Antonyms of riotous

meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, spare, sparse, stingy

deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, scarce, unsatisfactory, wanting

bare, mere, minimal
Antonyms of riotous

dribbling, trickling

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