Synonyms for Boisterous
Definition of boisterous
adjective
- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class"
- full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"
- violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
9 synonyms found
Writing tips for "boisterous"
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"Boisterous" in song lyrics
See how boisterous is used in real songs:
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"But the Posse is just so boisterous"
Bizzy Bone — Try Hustle Me -
"Scattin Cutlasses, the beat is boisterous"
N2Deep f/ B-Legit, E-40 — V-Town -
"Big small short tall quiets and boisterous"
Sean Price f/ St. Maffew — Weed & Hoes