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
Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 14 June 2025
But Pavement remade it in their own gloriously ramshackle way, goosing it with new melodies and rowdy band interaction.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
The rowdy responses of the classless crowd were intolerable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
As Thomas boards the ship to the Netherlands, he’s seen off by a rowdy crowd of fishermen.
—B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Adjective
Trump’s rowdy speech to military members at Fort Bragg on Tuesday escalated concerns about politicization of the military, with soldiers booing former President Biden, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and the mainstream press.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 14 June 2025
But Pavement remade it in their own gloriously ramshackle way, goosing it with new melodies and rowdy band interaction.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
The rowdy responses of the classless crowd were intolerable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
As Thomas boards the ship to the Netherlands, he’s seen off by a rowdy crowd of fishermen.
—B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowdy
Adjective
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The other Jaylin Williams will be in a boisterous section with Lu Dort and the other younger Thunder players but also often parrying back and forth with his namesake and Gilgeous-Alexander.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Fortunately, the board rejected the proposal at a boisterous public meeting this month.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
15 June 2025
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But throwing out our precious rights and freedoms, and allowing masked, unidentified thugs to roam our streets detaining people at will is absolutely not the answer.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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In an empty warehouse somewhere, McKenna leaves Stabler alone with Vincent Mathis, Emery’s thug.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Morocco’s Wydad gave their raucous fans a first goal of the tournament to celebrate when Thembinkosi Lorch pulled one back, which led to a flare being thrown onto the pitch and smoke engulfing much of the playing area.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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On June 2, before a raucous audience of roughly 100 friends, family, and alums, the students graduated as actual drag performers.—
David Mack,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
Noun
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With the help of a charming and ethnically diverse array of loveable colleagues, Peralta brings down criminals in entirely bingeable 22-minute chunks.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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According to his campaign website, some of his goals include increasing police presence, protecting undocumented immigrants but deporting violent criminals, taxing the rich, and eliminating waste.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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The Oilers could sign Patrick Kane as a free agent, but may eschew that kind of move in favour of a more rambunctious winger.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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As is the case on many river cruises, the vibes are quiet early in the trip and grow increasingly rambunctious as the week progresses.—
Sherri Eisenberg,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
Noun
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The most nail-biting scene in the movie involves not a local tough but Claire, desperate in withdrawal, threatening to kidnap and kill the family dog if Kate doesn’t give her some money.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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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
Adjective
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For much of the day New Haven Green was filled with a Juneteenth Village and Marketplace, including loud and lively hip-hop acts.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
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The small but lively crowd of 14,312 at the Rose Bowl gasped in disbelief as Deossa and his teammates celebrated what instantly became a contender for the goal of the tournament — only to be possibly upstaged by his fellow midfielder Corona nine minutes later.—
Austin Green,
New York Times,
25 June 2025
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The all-star cast for the limited series includes Kevin Hart as Chicken Man, the organizer of the party, Taraji P. Henson as his right hand woman Vivian Thomas, Samuel L. Jackson as gangster Frank Moten, and Don Cheadle as J.D. Hudson, the cop trying to figure out who really orchestrated the crime.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
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Creature With the Atom Brain sees a gangster force a German scientist to reanimate the dead with atomic radiation in order to pull off crimes (recalling both Frankenstein and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, films that fit neatly alongside the zombie genre).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowdy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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