as in boisterous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers
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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street
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Recent Examples of rowdy
Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
This isn't the first time Ripa and Consuelos have dealt with a rowdy crowd.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Chicken Jockey outbreak isn’t so far away from the last time theaters were under siege by rowdy youths.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Based on a screenplay by Schulman, the film revolves around three fathers who accompany their daughters on a rowdy junior high school class on an idyllic archipelago island and are reminded of their own teenage traumas.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
At various points, the judge threatened to throw the crowd out for being too rowdy.
—Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
This isn't the first time Ripa and Consuelos have dealt with a rowdy crowd.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Chicken Jockey outbreak isn’t so far away from the last time theaters were under siege by rowdy youths.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Based on a screenplay by Schulman, the film revolves around three fathers who accompany their daughters on a rowdy junior high school class on an idyllic archipelago island and are reminded of their own teenage traumas.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowdy
Adjective
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Their throats may have been boisterous, singing loud and long, but their eyes were shot with worry.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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In the practiced government kabuki of these events, commissioners spoke, proposals were voted on unanimously, and chairman Brendan Carr, appointed by Donald Trump, ran things smoothly, though his demeanor was rather boisterous.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The story focuses on two figures, a school principal and a thug.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Resist this madness before the unhinged, heartless bully and his spellbound thugs shred our Constitution and our future.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The defending champions are now in real danger of being eliminated with the next two games at a raucous Madison Square Garden.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Newsrooms then were raucous places, filled with loud voices, the constant clacking of typewriters, cigarette smoke and big, colorful personalities.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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As the Trump administration continues deporting alleged criminals without due process, John Oliver can’t help but worry for who’s next.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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She's seen meeting with fellow criminals and loading a gun in the teaser.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Latto popped up first on the track, bringing some braggadocios bars before G Herbo jumped in with his rambunctious energy.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Apr. 2025
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David Corenswet is the new man in Superman's cape and (and Clark Kent's glasses) in a movie also featuring journalist Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), supervillain Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) and rambunctious superdog Krypto.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Williams is already Beale Street jerky tough and looks like a plug-and-play 3-and-D wing.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
11 Apr. 2024
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When a set of tortuous toughs relocate to the neighborhood, his temperament shifts and the scenes increasingly unravel the inner workings of his shaken psyche.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The user's tale went on to generate a lively conversation in the comments section of the post.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Domingo, one of the earliest VIP arrivals at the party, was showing off his style on the lane, ball in hand, as the lively room continued to fill up.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
Noun
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As is the norm in the ’90s, L.A. rapper Tone Loc is part of the cast as a gangster from around the way named Frog.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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In 1979, when Carmine Galante, the head of the Bonanno crime family, was killed, the photographer Hal Goldenberg hoofed it up onto a roof in Brooklyn to get a shot of the gangster’s cooling corpse.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowdy. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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