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adjective

as in boisterous

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roistering

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noun

as in merrymaking

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roistering

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roistering
  1. boisterous
  2. merrymaking
  3. carousing
  4. raucous
  5. revelry
  6. drinking
  7. rowdy
  8. frivolity
Adjective
  • The tables are packed tightly together, ensuring a boisterous, convivial atmosphere.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For months, boisterous fellows at Angels Stadium peeled off their shirts and begged Moreno to sell.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 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
  • 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
  • The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of carousing
Adjective
  • Find a way to limit run-after-catch opportunities for Green Bay’s wideouts, avoid turnovers offensively and Minnesota should be able to ride a raucous crowd to a Week 1 victory.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • China's 7-foot-3 teenage sensation Zhang Ziyu scored 8 points while Han Xu lead the team with 19 points and 10 rebounds in front of a raucous crowd at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of raucous
Noun
  • But the late-night revelry definitely penetrated the walls of her hotel.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The revelry continued the next day, when more than 150,000 spectators attended the Bathers’ Revue.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of revelry
Verb
  • People were using fans and drinking lots of water at this year's event.
    — Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Only about 3% of Earth’s total water is freshwater that is usable for drinking.
    — Kristin Tsumura Tsai, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of drinking
Adjective
  • Despite whatever news comes from the court system today, Lane Kiffin’s debut as LSU coach should be rowdy.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As Musashi scrambles through a school of Samurai, the game seamlessly bounces between skillful swordplay, rowdy improvisation, and Looney Tunes-style levity.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of rowdy
Noun
  • There is much fun and frivolity at the Witch and Culture Festival, but the event also acknowledges some distressing real-life history that goes along with being (or being suspected of being) a witch in Connecticut.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Photographer Phil Oh captures the drama and frivolity in Paris as designers present their latest couture collections.
    — Phil Oh, Vogue, 7 July 2026
Definition of frivolity
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“Roistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roistering. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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