Synonyms of riots

riots

noun

plural of riot

as in screams

someone or something that is very funny

she's such a riot at parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• screams
• hoots
• laughs
• jokes
• knee-slappers
• witticisms
• howlers
• gags
• wisecracks
• sallies
• boners
• sights
• quips
• cracks
• jests
• waggeries
• pleasantries
• cautions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• downers
• bummers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of riots

There have also been the larger challenges the city has face, pointing to the fires, riots and the pandemic. — Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Over the ensuing years, at least 45 people were killed in riots over the book, a Japanese translator was stabbed to death, an Italian translator was attacked and survived, and the book’s Norwegian publisher survived a shooting. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

The theft of a relic of the Prophet Muhammad from the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, in Kashmir, in 1963 sets off riots in distant Khulna, Dhaka, and Calcutta. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

In the ensuing years, at least 45 people have been killed in riots over the book, a Japanese translator was stabbed to death, an Italian translator was attacked and survived, and the book’s Norwegian publisher survived a shooting. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Over the ensuing years, at least 45 people were killed in riots over the book, a Japanese translator was stabbed to death, an Italian translator was attacked and survived, and the book's Norwegian publisher survived a shooting. — CBS News, 29 July 2026

Germany’s Christopher Street Day commemorates the Stonewall riots, which took place on New York City’s Christopher Street in 1969. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Sixty-two were killed in riots in 2008, and at least five in 2015. — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Carson knew that Belafonte would address issues then roiling the country that would, that summer, explode into riots. — Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026