Synonyms for raucous
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
rowdy, cacophonous, rough, noisy, tumultuous, strident, discordant, hoarse, disorderly, harsh, husky, grating
Definitions
- adj. 1
Harsh and rough-sounding.
At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp.
Related words
- Word family
- raucity raucously raucousness
Example sentences
- noisy It was so noisy that I couldn't make myself heard.
- rowdy Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
- tumultuous Sami and Layla had a very tumultuous relationship.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| raucous | rising | |
| noisy | rising | |
| rowdy | rising | |
| tumultuous | rising | |
| cacophonous | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rough1, harsh1, noisy2, husky2, rowdy2
- 6 letters
- hoarse1
- 7 letters
- grating2
- 8 letters
- strident2
- 10 letters
- tumultuous4, disorderly4, discordant3
- 11 letters
- cacophonous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (noisy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- chahuteur
- Italiano
- scalmanato