riotous

12 synonyms and 2 antonyms for riotous, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Like a riot in nature or behaviour.

Synonyms

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

fast

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

disruptive lush degraded

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

exuberant profligate degenerate dissolute luxuriant libertine debauched dissipated

Like a riot in nature or behaviour.

exuberant disruptive profligate degenerate dissolute luxuriant libertine lush debauched dissipated degraded fast

Wild and noisy, often in a way that shows poor self-control.

Opposites

harmonious orderly

Inherited from Middle English riotous, from Anglo-Norman riotous, and equivalent to riot plus -ous.

fast lush orderly degraded disruptive harmonious degenerate dissipated profligate luxuriant exuberant libertine