Riot synonyms and antonyms

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peace (antonym)
An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities:
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calm (antonym)
Lack of agitation or excitement; tranquillity; serenity
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public disturbance
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rioting
A riot.
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comply (antonym)
To act in accordance (with a request, order, rule, etc.)
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make-peace (antonym)
To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement.
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fray
A frayed or threadbare spot, as on fabric.
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seriousness (antonym)
The state or quality of being serious.
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cooperate (antonym)
The definition of cooperate is to work together in a positive manner for a common purpose.
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scream
Any shrill, piercing sound
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uproar
The definition of an uproar is a violent disturbance or a loud noise.
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inflammatory
(Med.) Of, caused by, or characterized by inflammation
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mutinous
Of, engaged in, or inclined to mutiny
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unmanageable
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.
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solemnity (antonym)
A solemn observance or proceeding.
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confusion
Failure to distinguish between things
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revolt
To revolt is defined as to be shocked or disgusted.
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fight in the streets
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disorder (related)
A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
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disturbance (related)
A disturbing or being disturbed
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protest (related)
A written declaration by the master of a ship attesting to the fact that damages or losses were sustained from unavoidable natural causes, and rejecting any liability of the officers and crew
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abundant
Very plentiful; more than sufficient; ample
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agitated
Shaken; perturbed; excited
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bacchanalian
The definition of bacchanalian is a drunken party or feast.
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bacchic
Alternative spelling of bacchic.
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exuberant
(Of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant, profuse, superabundant.
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incendiary
Causing or designed to cause fires:
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pandemoniac
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profuse
In great quantity or abundance.
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riotous
Dissolute; wanton:
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seditious
The definition of seditious is a person, group or words that urge people to rebel against the government or other authority.
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tumultuous
Very loud; noisy:
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turbulent
Moving rapidly or violently:
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unrestrained
Uninhibited or unreserved:
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donnybrook
A brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
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insurrection
The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
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melee
A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap
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pandemonium
An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
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revolution
Apparent movement of the sun and stars around the earth
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turmoil
A state of great disorder or uncertainty.
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welter
The definition of a welter is a tossing or throwing and dropping, or major confusion.
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affray
To startle from quiet; to alarm.
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bedlam
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brawl
To brawl is to become involved in a noisy or violent fight.
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card
To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
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carousal
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commotion
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distemper
An infectious disease of cats caused by the feline panleukopenia virus of the genus Parvovirus, characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death.
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fight
To try to overcome; struggle against or contend with
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foment
To stir up (trouble); instigate; incite
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mutiny
To participate in a mutiny; revolt against constituted authority
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outbreak
(Intransitive) To burst out
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outburst
(Intransitive) To burst out.
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quarrel
To have a heated dispute or disagreement, often, specif., with a resultant breach in friendship
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rage
To speak or act in violent anger:
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rampage
To move about wildly or violently
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revel
(Obsolete) To draw back; to retract.
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rumble
To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
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tumult
(Obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
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uprising
Present participle of uprise.
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broil
A noisy or violent quarrel; brawl
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free-for-all
A disorganized fight in which many take part; brawl
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row
A street with a line of buildings on either side, specif. one with occupants or establishments of a specified kind
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ruction
(Informal) A riotous outbreak or uproar; noisy disturbance or quarrel
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fracas
The definition of a fracas is a noisy disturbance, fight or argument.
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absurdity
(Uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
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hoot
A sound suggesting the cry of an owl, especially the sound of a horn.
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joke
A funny anecdote with a punchline
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laugh
The sound of laughing; laughter.
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gas
A gaseous fuel, such as natural gas.
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howl
Any similar sound
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panic
A sudden, unreasoning, hysterical fear, often spreading quickly
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carouse
(Intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
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frolic
To play or romp about in a happy, carefree way
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roister
(Intransitive) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
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To behave riotously
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a laugh a minute
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blow-off-steam
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cut-loose
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kick-over-the-traces
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kick-up-one-s-heels
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let-go
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let-loose
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paint-the-town-red
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raise Cain (or the devil) (or hell)
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attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
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laughter (related)
A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.
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restraint (related)
To behave riotously
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orgy
The definition of an orgy is an overindulgence in something or a wild party, especially one where multiple people engage in sexual behavior.
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debauch
Debauch is defined as the act of indulging in sensual pleasures.
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debauchery
Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipation.
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saturnalia
An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn.
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bacchanal
A reveler.
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bacchanalia
A wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
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drunken revelry
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
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public violence
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
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belly-laugh
Anything that provokes such a laugh, as a line in a play
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sidesplitter
a joke that seems extremely funny
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howler
A person or thing that howls
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thigh-slapper
a joke that seems extremely funny
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wow
A remarkable, successful, exciting, etc. person or thing
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riot-in (related)
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riots (related)
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rebellion (related)
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pogrom (related)
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lynching (related)
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rebel (related)
To rebel is to go against authority.
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make-whoopee
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Riot Sentence Examples

  • Skippy must have read her the riot act.

  • There is no stopping to read the riot act, no firing over the heads of the mob, in this case.

  • In 1880 there was a memorable election riot under the guise of an anti-Chinese demonstration.

  • During the civil wars he lost a large part of his books and manuscripts in a riot, and was compelled to leave Paris.

  • But the discussions in Brandenburg were no more successful than those in Berlin; and at last, on the 5th of December, the king dissolved the assembly, granted a constitution about which it had riot been consulted, and gave orders for the election of a representative chamber.

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