UPROARIOUSLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

uproariously

adverb

as in boisterously

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Recent Examples of uproariously Cinematic/Alamy One day a guest told a joke that was uproariously funny, but a little too spicy for radio. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Aug. 2026 Fresh, provocative and uproariously funny. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 Cunk on Earth plays like a Daily Show segment spread out across five hours, in which viewers watch the earnest — and ofttimes exasperated — talking heads field inane questions from Morgan’s uproariously daft Cunk. — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026 There was nothing uproariously funny about the incident. — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026 And atypical challenges like having her uproariously unfiltered serial criminal of an aunt hiding out in the school library and trying to get Kimberly and her friends involved in her latest fraud scheme. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026 Everyone in the break room laughs uproariously. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 First the musical is uproariously funny, and O’Brien said its creative team keep adding fresh jokes to the touring show all the time. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 Sporadically at first, and then uproariously by the end. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025

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Adverb

Lawsuits, bureaucratic battles, boisterously divisive council arguments and vicious social media debates have been part of Bloomfield life for years, and intensified during Danielle Wong’s contentious time as mayor.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith’s screenplay is littered with exaggerated stereotypes just waiting to be boisterously subverted.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026

Definition of boisterously

Adverb

Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin didn’t play due to injury and was still lustily booed in Detroit’s season opener following his trade request over the summer.

— Matt Piper, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Its 90-minute set was lustily accompanied by Dudamel and his band.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of lustily

Adverb

Before the meeting started, an attendee asked a DEC employee by the sign-in table about the large industrial fans built into the gym’s walls, which were whirring noisily.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Contemporary foes like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and North Korea’s Kim Jong-il remained firmly, if sometimes noisily, contained.

— Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of noisily

Adverb

Calle 13 became famous not just for its edgy rap and urban music, but also for loudly calling out the economic and social inequalities that afflicted Puerto Rico.

— Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Ruffalo said as the crowd, realizing who was speaking, started cheering loudly.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of loudly

Adverb

Many diners would vociferously argue that Wok-Inn is always worth any wait.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
In a defining game that many thought would expose problems masked by UCLA’s early-season success, the Bruins — though imperfect — vociferously announced their arrival to the college football world as legitimate playoff contenders.

— Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of vociferously

Adverb

Both of Bisignano’s emails prompted online complaints from people who viewed them as blatantly political messages from agencies that are supposed to be nonpartisan.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
One woman who grew up in China during Mao's Cultural Revolution is not only pushing back against her home country's reaction, but also calling out how blatantly ridiculous the situation is.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of blatantly

Adverb

In a shocking upset, a student movement resoundingly beat longtime Serbian leader President Aleksandar Vucic, ending his time in power after 14 years.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
So Zohran Mamdani deserves at least tentative kudos for taking it on so early in his administration and for offering a solution that, while resoundingly imperfect, at least seems grounded in the real world.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of resoundingly

Adverb

For many years, the EPP staunchly supported former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s stridently nationalist Fidesz party, hoping to keep him within Europe’s political mainstream.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
DeSantis stridently opposed both measures, which failed to get the 60% support needed to pass.

— Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of stridently

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