Synonyms of revelry

revelry

noun

ˈre-vəl-rē 

as in festivity

joyful or festive activity

the lottery winner was exhausted after a long night of revelry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• festivity
• celebration
• merrymaking
• merriment
• gayety
• festival
• jollity
• cheerfulness
• rejoicing
• jollification
• gaiety
• conviviality
• fun
• revelling
• enjoyment
• entertainment
• reveling
• cheer
• joy
• mirth
• whoopee
• merriness
• riot
• glee
• joviality
• carnival
• carouse
• hilarity
• delight
• diversion
• happiness
• mischief
• carousal
• pleasure
• revel
• funning
• recreation
• cheeriness
• frivolity
• playfulness
• rollicking
• joking
• party
• jocularity
• buffoonery
• romping
• romp
• mirthfulness
• gleefulness
• levity
• flippancy
• lightheartedness
• lark
• frolic
• spree
• binge
• jesting
• frolicking
• gambol
• gambolling
• gamboling
• fling
• zaniness
• rollick
• clownishness
• joshing
• clownery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misery
• grief
• mourning
• darkness
• gloom
• blackness
• woe
• heartbreak
• heartache
• wretchedness
• gloominess
• sorrow
• mournfulness
• melancholy
• dolor
• glumness
• unhappiness
• dejection
• depression
• heartsickness
• miserableness
• despondency
• dolefulness
• doldrums
• dumps
• joylessness
• forlornness
• despondence
• downheartedness
• dispiritedness
• disconsolateness

Examples of revelry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Crowds gather, excitedly waiting for the revelry to start. —Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024

Though Sweeney and Williams were unable to attend, there was plenty of revelry nonetheless! —Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024

An open-air club with a rooftop terrace, its tropical themes and bumping beats ensure a night of revelry. —Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024

Immerse yourself in traditional Oktoberfest revelry with authentic German music, brimming steins and tasty German delights, plus dance contests, stein-holding challenges, yodeling competitions and other festivities. —Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024