Synonyms of rowdy

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adjective

ˈrau̇-dē 

as in boisterous

being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way

a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boisterous
• raucous
• rambunctious
• lively
• noisy
• violent
• rollicking
• rumbustious
• robustious
• wild and woolly
• carnival
• hell-raising
• roisterous
• knockabout
• screaming
• riotous
• wild
• unruly
• raffish
• turbulent
• ruffianly
• uninhibited
• uncontrollable
• exuberant
• undisciplined
• uncontrolled
• carnivalesque
• bubbly
• obstreperous
• rampageous
• unmanageable
• yelling
• recalcitrant
• impassioned
• high-spirited
• headstrong
• rowdyish
• tempestuous
• vociferous
• vivacious
• intractable
• ungovernable
• larrikin
• unrestrained
• effervescent
• stormy
• unreserved
• loudmouthed
• strident
• buoyant
• sprightly
• willful
• clamorous
• rackety
• howling
• callithumpian
• open-mouthed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• orderly
• solemn
• sedate
• staid
• somber
• sober
• proper
• quiet
• dignified
• silent
• calm
• peaceful
• decorous
• restrained
• placid
• serene
• tranquil
• composed
• controlled
• seemly
• hushed
• collected
• noiseless
• subdued
• repressed
• moderate
• reasonable
• inhibited
• unflappable
• unruffled
• imperturbable
• constrained
• soundless
• temperate
• stoic
• phlegmatic
• stolid
• depressed
• impassive
• indifferent
• aloof
• detached
• self-controlled

rowdy

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noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thug
• criminal
• tough
• gangster
• hooligan
• pirate
• bandit
• ruffian
• villain
• hoodlum
• roughneck
• assassin
• bully
• thief
• punk
• offender
• gorilla
• mobster
• hood
• gangsta
• goon
• gangbanger
• yobbo
• yob
• toughie
• plug-ugly
• cutthroat
• scoundrel
• outlaw
• perpetrator
• mug
• desperado
• brigand
• robber
• felon
• mafioso
• lawbreaker
• vandal
• highwayman
• gunman
• crook
• perp
• pickpocket
• racketeer
• swindler
• bravo
• malefactor
• juvenile delinquent
• tearaway

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rowdy

Adjective

World powers, the sport’s biggest superstars and historically rowdy fanbases were all sent to DFW to put on a show. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

With hooliganism rife in English soccer in the 1980s, a narrative blaming drunken, ticketless and rowdy Liverpool fans was created by police, and was only overturned by years of campaigning by victims’ families. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

As soccer fans well know, hooligans are rowdy gangs that engage in violent behavior on game days. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

The Carnaval de Guaranda, for instance, takes inspiration from a rowdy annual fiesta held in the Bolivar Province and is made with vodka, hops, figs, white truffle, turmeric, and a local moonshine called pájaro azul. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026