ROISTERING Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in boisterous

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noun

as in merrymaking

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verb

present participle of roister

as in carousing

to take part in drunken revelry the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling

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Adjective

Unlike regular golf tournaments, the first tee is boisterous with a flag-waving crowd and music.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The result is a boisterous, exhausting drama that struggles to balance trauma, satire and the painful legacy of Black sitcom fame.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of boisterous

Noun

Nor did great merrymaking surround its 2001 move to pioneer quantitative easing.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

Definition of merrymaking

Verb

There are certainly fans and pundits who feel that anything short of a title shouldn’t be celebrated in sports, and some who think carousing over anything less is especially beneath the Yankees, who have won 27 World Series but zero since 2009.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

Definition of carousing

Adjective

Manning will not only have to contend with a raucous Volunteers crowd but also take on a defense that has allowed just 14 points per game this season.

— Ryan Canfield , Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The Border War was a raucous road environment for the Tigers, but Davis Wade stadium will have more than 60,000 fans strong.

— PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of raucous

Noun

Here, with so many cities, brewpubs and restaurants embracing this tradition, the revelry goes on for six weeks, from mid-September right up to Halloween.

— Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
But in some recent years the revelries have been tarnished by shootings and stabbings.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of revelry

Verb

The officer, Michael Zerfas, testified that Oates had not been drinking, using drugs or on his cellphone.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The backstory For most of my life, the Old Dutch Inn has been just a faint memory of kicking my legs from a bar stool, drinking a Shirley Temple next to my late grandmother, who would likely have been nursing a gin and tonic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

Authorities are urging people to avoid an herbal extract found during their investigations into the deaths of two students – one on and one off campus – at the University of Mississippi following a rowdy weekend centered on a major football rivalry.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Usually the bar is a rowdy reprieve filled with sweaty bodies and pounding bass lines, with Lo situated behind the DJ decks.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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