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Synonyms & Antonyms of roistering
(Entry 1 of 3)
as in raucous, boisterous
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roistering
nounSynonyms of roistering (Entry 2 of 3)
as in revelry, cavorting
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- cavorting,
- frivolity,
- frolicking,
- gamboling
- (or gambolling),
- merrymaking,
- playfulness,
- revelry,
- romping,
- sporting,
- sportiveness
- devilry
- (or deviltry),
- impishness,
- knavery,
- mischief,
- mischievousness,
- prankishness,
- rascality,
- roguery,
- roguishness,
- trickery
- boisterousness,
- rambunctiousness,
- rowdiness,
- rowdyism,
- rumbustiousness
- [chiefly British]
roistering
verb
present participle of roister
Synonyms of roistering (Entry 3 of 3)
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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“Roistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roistering. Accessed 4 Dec. 2021.
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