Synonyms for racket
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Noise — A loud noise
noise, din, clatter, ruckus, clamor US, clamour UK, disturbance, hullabaloo, outcry, row, uproar, kerfuffle informal, babel, clangor US, clangour UK, commotion, brawl, fracas, rumpus, fuss, brouhaha, tumult, flap, shindy
2. Ruse — an illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated
ruse, subterfuge, fiddle, fetch, trickery, deceit, imposition formal, jugglery, deception, sleight-of-hand, artifice, grift slang US
3. Bat — an implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to…
Other
Verb
make merry, whoop it up, revel, wassail, jollify, make whoopee slang
Definitions
- n. 1
An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.
He bought a new tennis racket two days ago.
- n. 2
A loud noise.
Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket.
- n. 3
An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated.
prostitution and gambling controlled by rackets
- v. 1
To strike with, or as if with, a racket.
Related words
- Word family
- racketeering racketry rackety
- Phrases
- numbers racket badminton racket squash racket in the racket
- Other spellings
- racquet UK
Example sentences
- noise She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
- ruckus My kid is aggressive and is always making a ruckus.
- clatter The clatter of the horse's hooves soothed him.
- dissonance This piece makes heavy use of dissonance and syncopation.
By length
- 3 letters
- row1, bat1, din1
- 4 letters
- game1, fuss1, flap1, ruse1
- 5 letters
- noise1, fetch1, brawl1, revel2, babel2, grift
- 6 letters
- paddle2, fiddle2, outcry2, uproar2, deceit2, ruckus2, tumult2, clamor2, fracas2, rumpus, shindy
- 7 letters
- clatter2, clamour2, wassail, clangor, jollify
- 8 letters
- trickery3, artifice3, brouhaha3, clangour, jugglery
- 9 letters
- deception3, commotion3, kerfuffle3
- 10 letters
- imposition4, dissonance3, subterfuge3, hullabaloo4
- 11 letters
- disturbance3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (revel2 = 2 syllables).