Synonyms for boisterous
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Rambunctious
rambunctious informal US, noisy, loud, stormy, obstreperous, clamorous, unruly, impetuous, high, tempestuous, fierce, tumultuous, rude, furious, disorderly, turbulent, rowdy, vociferous, blustering, blatant, rough dated
2. Uproarious — full of energy; exuberant; noisy
uproarious, rollicking, riotous, robustious dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
- adj. 2
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
Related words
- Word family
- boisterously boisterousness
Example sentences
- loud She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
- noisy It was so noisy that I couldn't make myself heard.
- stormy Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.
- uncontrolled Americans appear unsettled and uncontrolled to Japanese.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| boisterous | rising | |
| loud | rising | |
| noisy | rising | |
| stormy | steady | |
| obstreperous | steady | |
| uncontrolled | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- high1, loud1, rude1
- 5 letters
- rough1, noisy2, rowdy2
- 6 letters
- fierce1, stormy2, unruly3
- 7 letters
- furious3, blatant2, riotous3
- 9 letters
- turbulent3, impetuous3, clamorous
- 10 letters
- tumultuous4, disorderly4, vociferous4, rollicking3, blustering3, uproarious, robustious
- 11 letters
- tempestuous4
- 12 letters
- uncontrolled3, rambunctious3, obstreperous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noisy2 = 2 syllables).