carousal
3 synonyms and 3 antonyms for carousal, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A loud, lively party where people drink a lot of alcohol.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
Formed from carouse (“to engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering”, verb) plus -al (a suffix forming nouns that denote the action of the verb it attaches to), possibly also shaped by a mistaken understanding of carousel (“merry-go-round”).
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