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Synonyms for roister

Most common

riot revel carouse swagger bluster

All synonyms

Verb

1. Riot — to engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour

riot, carouse, revel

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.

Related words

Word family
roisterer roisterous

Forms

Past participle
roistered
e.g. roistered → rioted, caroused, reveled, swaggered…

Example sentences

  • riot The authorities sent in troops to quell the riot.
  • revel I am too sick at heart to revel, carouse, and make merry through the night.
  • carouse I am too sick at heart to revel, carouse, and make merry through the night.
  • bluster I bluster as though I know what I am doing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
roistersteady
riotsteady
revelrising
carouserising
swaggerrising
blusterrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
riot2
5 letters
revel2
7 letters
swagger2, bluster2, carouse2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (riot2 = 2 syllables).