Synonyms for uproarious
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Noisy — characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter
noisy, clamorous, loud, tumultuous, boisterous, obstreperous, rowdy, vociferous, deafening, turbulent, rackety informal, clangorous, strepitous, uproarish, blatant
2. Hilarious — extremely funny; hilarious
hilarious, hysterical, funny, humorous, humourous UK, screaming, priceless, laughable
Other
rip-roaring informal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.
- adj. 2
Extremely funny; hilarious.
Related words
- Word family
- uproariously uproar uproarish
Example sentences
- loud She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
- noisy It was so noisy that I couldn't make myself heard.
- tumultuous Sami and Layla had a very tumultuous relationship.
- hilarious Some machine translations are downright hilarious.
- hysterical In Mary's case, a hysterical neurosis was considered.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uproarious | steady | |
| loud | rising | |
| noisy | rising | |
| tumultuous | rising | |
| clamorous | steady | |
| hilarious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- loud1
- 5 letters
- funny2, noisy2, rowdy2
- 7 letters
- blatant2, rackety
- 8 letters
- humorous3
- 9 letters
- hilarious4, screaming2, priceless2, turbulent3, laughable3, deafening3, humourous, clamorous, uproarish
- 10 letters
- hysterical4, tumultuous4, boisterous3, vociferous4, clangorous, strepitous
- 12 letters
- obstreperous4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).