Riotous

  • 81mutinous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. insubordinate, riotous, anarchistic; see lawless 1 , 2 , radical 2 , rebellious 1 , 2 , 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. rebellious, subversive, riotous, insurrectionary, insurgent, revolutionary, seditious,… …

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  • 82rebellious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Engaged in armed rebellion] Syn. revolutionary, insurgent, counterrevolutionary, warring, insurrectionary, attacking, rioting, mutinous, rebel; see also sense 2, 3. Ant. beaten*, overwhelmed, loyal. 2. [Inclined toward… …

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  • 83revolutionary — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerned with a revolution] Syn. rebellious, revolting, mutinous, insurrectionary, insurgent, destructive, anarchistic, radical, extremist, reformist, subversive, subverting, overturning, upsetting, destroying,… …

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  • 84Disorder — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence, or want of Order, &c. < N PARAG:Disorder >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disorder disorder Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement &c. 61 Sgm: N 1 irregularity irregularity Sgm: N 1 anomaly anomaly &c.(unconformity) 83 Sgm …

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  • 85mob — [[t]mɒb[/t]] n. v. mobbed, mob•bing 1) a disorderly or riotous crowd of people 2) a crowd bent on or engaged in lawless violence 3) any large group of persons or things 4) the common people; the masses 5) soc Informal. a criminal gang, esp. one… …

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  • 86carnival — /ˈkanəvəl / (say kahnuhvuhl) noun 1. revelry and merrymaking, usually riotous and noisy, and accompanied by processions, etc. 2. a festive procession. 3. a fair or amusement show, especially one erected temporarily for a period of organised… …

  • 87mob — I. /mɒb / (say mob) noun 1. a. a large number, especially of people: there was a mob of people in the streets to see the procession. b. Colloquial a group of people, as friends, not necessarily large: we ll invite the mob over for Saturday night …

  • 88turbulent — [adj1] unsettled, raging (referring to weather) agitated, bitter, blustering, blustery, boiling, bumpy, choppy, coarse, confused, destructive, disordered, disturbed, fierce, foaming, furious, howling, inclement, moiling, noisy, restless, riotous …

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  • 89mob — A large and aggravated riot. Anno: 52 ALR 563. A riotous assemblage. An unorganized assemblage of many persons intent on unlawful violence either to persons or property. Anno: 13 ALR 770, s. 23 ALR 300, 44 ALR 1142, 52 ALR 563. Three or more… …

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  • 90hoity-toity — adj., int., & n. adj. 1 haughty; petulant; snobbish. 2 archaic frolicsome. int. expressing surprised protest at presumption etc. n. archaic riotous or giddy conduct. Etymology: obs. hoit indulge in riotous mirth, of unkn. orig …

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