Riot

/ˈɹaɪ.ət/

Synonyms for "riot" (395 found)

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Closest matches (79)

Noun(17 words)

chaos disorder disturbance rioting amuck anarchy bacchanal bacchanaliabelly laughbreach of the peacebreak loosecomedy crackup debauch debauchery discord disorderliness

abundance ado affluence affrayample sufficiencyampleness amplitude anarchism anarchy arise assault attack avalanche barbarize batter battering battlebelly laughbest sellerbig hit

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blue storybonanza bother bountifulness bountiousness box brawlbrilliant successbroil brouhaha brutalize budbumper cropburgeon burnburst forthbutcher butchery carousecarry oncivil disorderclash close collide combatcome to blowscomedian comedienne commotion contend contest copiousnesscreate a disturbancecreate a riotcut and thrustcut loosedestroydirty jokedirty storydisorderliness disruption

Verb(1 words)

carouse

Strong matches (119)

distemper disturbance do donnybrookdonnybrook fairdouble entendreduel dustup embroilment emeuteethnic jokeexchange blowsextravagance exuberance fadfat of the landfence fertility feud fight

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fight a duelflash in the panflood flourish flow foison foofarawforcible seizurefracas frayfree-for-allfrolicfull measurefullness funfunny storyfuss gag gas gasser gemmategeneral uprisinggenerosity generousness germinategive and takegive satisfactiongo berserkgo ongood onegood storygrapplegrapple withgreat abundancegreat plentygreat successgrowgrow rankgush hammer hassle hellhelter skelterhelter-skelter hit howl howler hubbub imbroglio insurge insurgence insurgency insurrect insurrection jacquerie jape jest jestbook joke jostle joust killingknock-down-and-drag-outlandslide laugh lavishness lawlessnesslay wastelaying wasteleafleaf outleavelevee en masseliberality liberalness loot looting lot lots luxuriance luxuriatemake a commotionmake an adomake troublemassacre maul maximum meleemeteoric successmisrulemix it up

Noun(8 words)

drunken revelryhoot howler humor instability laughter lawlessness mayhem

Related words (197)

momentary successmore than enoughmount the barricadesmuch mug mutineer mutiny myriad myriads numerousness obstreperousness onslaught opulence opulency outbreak outburst outpouring overflow overgrow overrun

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overthrow pandemonium panicpeasant revoltpell mellpell-mell pillage pillaging play plenitude plenteousness plentifulness plenty point pother prevalence prodigality productiveness profuseness profusion pullulateput forthput forth leavesput out budsputsch quantities quantity quarrel racket rageraise a ruckusraise a rumpusraise a stormramp rampage rant rape rassle rave rebel rebellion reluct reluctate repleteness repletionresounding triumphrevel revolt revolute revolution revolutionizerib ticklerrich harvestrich veinrichness rioting riotousness riserise uprising roarroaring successroil roister rootrough-and-tumbleroughhouse row ruckus ruction ruin rumpusrun a tiltrun amokrun riotrun wildsack sacking savage scads scramble scream scrimmage scuffle sensation shindy shootshoot upshowersick jokesidesplittersight gagskirmish slaughter smashsmash hitsow chaossowing with saltspar spate sport spree sproutsprout upstir storm story stream strife strikestrike rootstrive struggle substantiality substantialness subvert superabundancetake rootteartear aroundteemingness tempest terrorizethrust and parrytiltto doto-do tourney triumph trouble tumult turbulence turmoil tussle unrest unruliness uprising uproar upspear upsprout vandalize vegetate violate violation violencevisual jokewage warwar wassail wealth wheeze wow wreck wrestle yarn

Noun(20 words)

orgy pogrompublic unrestpublic violencerampage rampaging revolt rowdiness saturnalia scream sidesplitter snorter strife thigh-slapper trouble turbulence upheaval uproar wilding wow

Verb(2 words)

roister spreeing

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More general

26 entries

amusementcivil disorderdisorder disturbance entertainment event force gag humor jape jest joke jollify laughmake happymake merry

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More specific

8 entries

gag jokelabor riotmass riotprankrace riotskitstreet riot

Collocations

10 entries

city riotrace riotriot actriot gearriot policerioted rioter rioters rioting riots

Inflections

3 entries

rioted rioting riots

Derivations

5 entries

rioter rioting riotous riotously riotousness

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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The riot police arrived on the scene.

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The riot was suppressed without difficulty.

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The riot was soon put down by the police.

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Not less than 10 people were arrested for being involved in the riot.

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