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Synonyms for rowdy

Most common

ruffian hooligan hoodlum bully

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A boisterous person; a brawler.

  2. adj. 1

    Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.

Forms

Plural
rowdies → ruffians, hooligans, hoodlums, bullies…

Example sentences

  • bully Sami is the only bully I have ever had in my life.
  • hooligan Tom has been labelled a hooligan in uniform.
  • hoodlum I didn't want to add this hoodlum as a friend on Twitter.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rowdyrising
bullyrising
hooliganrising
ruffianrising
hoodlumsteady

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

By length

3 letters
yob
4 letters
punk1, thug1, lout1, yobo
5 letters
tough1, rough1, bully2, rogue1, noisy2, scamp
6 letters
rascal2, unruly3
7 letters
buffoon2, raucous2, ruffian, brawler, hoodlum2
8 letters
mischief2, hooligan3, jokester2, ruffneck
9 letters
turbulent3, prankster2, miscreant3, roughneck2
10 letters
disorderly4, tumultuous4, boisterous3, uproarious

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).