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bacchanal

4 synonyms and 1 antonym for bacchanal, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — (literary) Connected with the god Bacchus or the celebrations held in his honour.

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bacchic orgiastic carousing bacchanalian

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1. adj

(literary) Connected with the god Bacchus or the celebrations held in his honour.

bacchic orgiastic carousing bacchanalian

2. adj

Taking part in wild, drunken partying; rowdy and loud from drink.

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Etymology

Comes from Latin Bacchānālis (“of or pertaining to Bacchus”). See Bacchanalia.

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