rowdyish

Definition of rowdyishnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowdyish
Adjective
  • See the new photos from the riotous parody below.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
  • Attended by nearly 17,000 people, the Bowl’s biggest Spanish-language comedy event also featured a special (and sensual) musical performance by Colombian reggaeton heartthrob Feid, as well as Mexican comedian Sofia Niño de Rivera, who opened the show with her own riotous act.
    Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Vendors were posted inside the church, and there were also carnival-style games families could play.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • Smoking in a raffish suit like a film noir baddie with a shock of red hair ready to torch the world, Noble’s Richard employs a dusky, ironic voice to flaying effect.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Slain Supervisor Harvey Milk is raffish in his bust, tossing his head back with his necktie askance — the image is taken from a famous Dan Niccoleto photograph in front of the Castro Camera store.
    J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • In one defining moment, Stephanie Mayo said a rowdy fan at a high school basketball game shouted inappropriate names at one of the players.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The final blow came in Raleigh, where the Wolfpack and coach Dave Doeren were all too eager to stick it to the Tar Heels for a fifth straight year in front of a typically rowdy home crowd.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The production generates periodic boisterous fun along the way through brisk staging, galvanizing projections and splashy costuming, plus a few entertaining performances rippling out of the cast in bigger and smaller roles.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026
  • King’s voice and boisterous energy were an essential element of the television experience for Bulls fans over the last two decades.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Adjective
  • Twenty-five hours after that, a raucous crowd at Blue FCU Arena was left silent.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
  • The film, which hits theaters June 19, screened at Lincoln Center to raucous reception a few days before our park conversation.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 11 June 2026
Adjective
  • The atmosphere, for a while, was carnivalesque.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Participants take over city streets for a carnivalesque monthly ride, contesting cars’ dominance.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Instead, our rebellious, rambunctious approach to athletic endeavor became part of the American ethos.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 June 2026
  • And yet on The Goonies, there’s seven of us, wild and crazy full of energy, loud, rambunctious.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
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“Rowdyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowdyish. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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