The request sparked uproarious laughter.
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Uproarious
//ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs//
Synonyms for "uproarious" (124 found)
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Adjective(23 words)
clangorousclatteringcomediccomiccomicaldeafeningdinsomedrollearsplittingfilariousfrolicsomefunnisomefunnygut-bustinghilarioushowlarioushumoroushumourfulhystericaljocular
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Adjective(1 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 6 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θορυβώδης adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
Bulgarian
2 entries- гръмогласен adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
- шумен adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 喧囂的 adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
French
1 entries- tumultueux adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
Māori
1 entries- hoi adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
Spanish
4 entries- clamoroso adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
- estruendoso adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
- fragoroso adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
- fragoso adj (characterised by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Walking home with the collar of her trench coat turned up against the evening chill, Sam paused outside the pub on the corner of the park and listened with some amusement to the uproarious hen night taking place inside.
Source: tatoeba (9494204)
The crowd was uproarious after the ref made a bad call.
Source: tatoeba (11535879)
“Oh! there's no fear of him,” said Burgess, cheerily; “if he grows uproarious, we'll soon give him a touch of the cat.”
Source: wiktionary
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