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Synonyms & Antonyms of rowdy
(Entry 1 of 2)
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
- a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers
Synonyms for rowdy
- boisterous,
- hell-raising,
- knockabout,
- rambunctious,
- raucous,
- robustious,
- roisterous,
- rollicking,
- rumbustious
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to rowdy
- callithumpian,
- carnival,
- carnivalesque,
- larrikin
- [chiefly Australian],
- raffish,
- rampageous,
- riotous,
- rowdyish,
- ruffianly
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rowdy
nounSynonyms of rowdy (Entry 2 of 2)
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
Synonyms for rowdy
Words Related to rowdy
- assassin,
- bandit,
- bravo,
- brigand,
- criminal,
- crook,
- desperado,
- felon,
- gunman,
- highwayman,
- lawbreaker,
- mafioso,
- malefactor,
- offender,
- outlaw,
- perp,
- perpetrator,
- pirate
- juvenile delinquent,
- tearaway
- [British]
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The first known use of rowdy was in 1832
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