Synonyms for saturnalia

Most common

riot · orgy · revel · debauch

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

Forms

Plural

saturnalias → debauches, riots, orgies, revels…

Example sentences

• riot The authorities sent in troops to quell the riot.
• orgy During the orgy Megumi ran naked round the lawn.
• revel I am too sick at heart to revel, carouse, and make merry through the night.
• debauch The pirates wished to debauch him because of his beauty.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

riot², orgy²

5 letters

spree¹, revel²

7 letters

wassail, debauch

8 letters

carousal

9 letters

bacchanal³

10 letters

debauchery⁴

11 letters

bacchanalia⁴

13 letters

jollification

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