rumbustiousness

Definition of rumbustiousnessnext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbustiousness
Noun
  • The show’s presentation has also stepped up its game with a mix of realistic background design and outsize expressions that capture Marin’s boisterousness and Gojo’s nervousness.
    Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Crews often found release in rowdiness, camaraderie, practical jokes, and the inevitable coping mechanisms of drink and drugs.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The crowds, the rowdiness, the getting there and back can give you pause.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • With pints sometimes clocking in at under a single British pound (around $1.25), and pitchers of cocktails served at two for £15 (under $19), Wetherspoons can become honeypots for irresponsible drinking and rowdyism.
    Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Could bowling alleys and arcades in malls pose significant problems with rowdyism?
    Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2018
Noun
  • His natural rambunctiousness is something that plays nicely into this rivalry.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There was none of the usual laughing and joking.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Lindsay says that Jesse was serious about asking, but that the make-out would be a joking make-out.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • With Sporting well aware of their underdog status and Arsenal feeling fragile after successive defeats, all of this respect nonsense led to, frankly, a dog of a game that felt like anything but a Champions League quarter-final.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • And thus one of the more wholesome and fun events in the White House calendar was besmirched by a man who simply cannot stop with the zero-sum partisan nonsense even when surrounded by impressionable young faces.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Rumbustiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbustiousness. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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