as in boisterous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers
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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street
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Recent Examples of rowdy
Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Casting some of his Python buddies (Michael Palin, John Cleese) and legends like Sean Connery, Ian Holm, David Warner, and many more, Time Bandits is an imaginative fairy tale about a boy who travels through time with a group of rowdy thieves.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Neighborhood residents said the club, whose exterior is adorned with a 25-foot-tall lion’s head, was a hot spot for violence and rowdy behavior, particularly on weekend nights.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Her improv troupe got booted off the stage by a group of rowdy high school kids who were expecting a magician.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Cricket’s rowdiest raw recruit gatecrashed the MCG with a stunning half-century and is now letting off the sledging megaphone in Sydney.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Casting some of his Python buddies (Michael Palin, John Cleese) and legends like Sean Connery, Ian Holm, David Warner, and many more, Time Bandits is an imaginative fairy tale about a boy who travels through time with a group of rowdy thieves.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Neighborhood residents said the club, whose exterior is adorned with a 25-foot-tall lion’s head, was a hot spot for violence and rowdy behavior, particularly on weekend nights.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
Her improv troupe got booted off the stage by a group of rowdy high school kids who were expecting a magician.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowdy
Adjective
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Over the next decade the Leon family expanded and the kids moved out and away, yet food continued to anchor them in their many boisterous reunions.—
Elyse Inamine,
Bon Appétit,
17 Jan. 2025
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His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Although the new government seems willing to listen to Alawite concerns, there’s a lingering resentment, with many pointing to the community’s complicity in torture and war crimes — whether in the security services or gangs of thugs known as the shabiha — over the 14 years of the conflict.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.—
Danielle Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Especially for Pirates in the Caribbean night, when everybody – kids and adults – pull something out of Jack Sparrow’s closet for dinner, a raucous parrhty on Deck 10 and Magic Kingdom-caliber fireworks – the only fireworks display, we are reminded by the cruise director, by a cruise line at sea.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Posey, in particular, described the possibility of Sasaki pitching for the Giants in the playoffs in front of a raucous Oracle Park.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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It’s widely expected that the administration will first seek to deport criminals who are in this country illegally.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Jan. 2025
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Dave Chappelle not only touched on the L.A. County wildfires during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live but also spoofed the evacuations by pretending to be a criminal with a whole lot to hide.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But instead of the rambunctious middle schooler matchmaker older fans might remember, this Covey is focused on her own love story.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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Reese Aries are rambunctious and full of life, which are words that perfectly describe Reese, the second born to the family.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Williams is already Beale Street jerky tough and looks like a plug-and-play 3-and-D wing.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
11 Apr. 2024
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When a set of tortuous toughs relocate to the neighborhood, his temperament shifts and the scenes increasingly unravel the inner workings of his shaken psyche.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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From Ali’s perspective, this story is a quintessential Black ‘Dena story: eco-conscious, family orientated, spiritually vibrant, and lively — even in death.—
Keyaira Kelly,
refinery29.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Grover Grover is a lively and enthusiastic blue monster who loves exploring and going on new adventures.—
Casey Clark,
Parents,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The bag has lots of money in it, the stranger is a violent gangster and Mady is soon on the run himself with a whole gang of bad guys after him.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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The selection continues its genre focus with the Norwegian body horror The Ugly Stepsister, Turkish political thriller Confidante, and Taiwanese gangster narrative Silent Sparks.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowdy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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