Synonyms for bacchanal
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Riot
Other
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A devotee of Bacchus.
- n. 2
Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
- adj. 1
Relating to Bacchus or his festival.
Related words
- Other spellings
- bacchanale
Forms
- Plural
- bacchanals → riots, orgies, saturnalias, debauches…
Example sentences
- riot The authorities sent in troops to quell the riot.
- orgy During the orgy Megumi ran naked round the lawn.
- debauch The pirates wished to debauch him because of his beauty.
- drunkard He repeatedly bashed the drunkard with his stick.
- reveler He’s such a reveler that he always has a hangover.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bacchanal | rising | |
| riot | steady | |
| orgy | rising | |
| saturnalia | steady | |
| debauch | steady | |
| drunkard | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- riot2, orgy2
- 5 letters
- drunk1, toper
- 7 letters
- debauch, reveler3, bacchic
- 8 letters
- drunkard2, reveller3, carouser, bacchant
- 9 letters
- carousing3, orgiastic
- 10 letters
- debauchery4, saturnalia
- 11 letters
- bacchanalia4
- 12 letters
- bacchanalian
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (riot2 = 2 syllables).