Synonyms of rumbustious

rumbustious

adjective

chiefly British

as in boisterous

being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way

while American university debates tend to be sedate affairs, their counterparts in Oxford are wholeheartedly rumbustious

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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