ROWDY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ROWDY?

Need another word that means the same as “rowdy”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “rowdy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Rowdy” are: raucous, unruly, disorderly, obstreperous, riotous, unrestrained, undisciplined, unmanageable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, uncontrolled, disruptive, out of hand, out of control, rough, wild, turbulent, lawless, bully, hooligan, roughneck, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo, troublemaker, lout, thug, bully boy, hoodlum, brawler

Rowdy as a Noun

Definitions of "Rowdy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rowdy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A noisy and disorderly person.
• A cruel and brutal fellow.

Synonyms of "Rowdy" as a noun (14 Words)

brawler	A person who engages in rough or noisy fights or quarrels, especially habitually. The brothers were known as drinkers and brawlers but not criminals.
bully	A cruel and brutal fellow. He is a ranting domineering bully.
bully boy	A hired thug.
hoodlum	A violent criminal or troublemaker; a hooligan or gangster. They were the professional gangsters of New York hoodlums and racketeers.
hooligan	A violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang. A drunken hooligan.
lout	An uncouth and aggressive man or boy. Drunken louts.
roughneck	An oil rig worker. The usual roughnecks and gangsters.
ruffian	A cruel and brutal fellow.
tough	A rough and violent man. A gang of toughs.
troublemaker	A person who habitually causes difficulty or problems, especially by inciting others to defy those in authority.
yob	A cruel and brutal fellow.
yobo	A cruel and brutal fellow.

Usage Examples of "Rowdy" as a noun

• We are accused of being rowdies in the pub.

Rowdy as an Adjective

Definitions of "Rowdy" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rowdy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Noisy and disorderly.
• Disturbing the public peace; loud and rough.

Synonyms of "Rowdy" as an adjective (18 Words)

disorderly	Undisciplined and unruly. Disorderly youths.
disruptive	Causing or tending to cause disruption. Effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive.
lawless	Lax in enforcing laws. Lawless bands roaming the plains.
obstreperous	Noisily and stubbornly defiant. Obstreperous boys.
out of control	Directed outward or serving to direct something outward.
out of hand	Not allowed to continue to bat or run.
raucous	Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise. A raucous party.
riotous	Unrestrained by convention or morality. Riotous living.
rough	Having or caused by an irregular surface. A few rough sketches.
turbulent	(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence. Her turbulent emotions.
uncontrollable	Of persons. Uncontrollable laughter.
uncontrolled	Not controlled. In mice the growth was uncontrolled and resembled cancer.
undisciplined	Lacking in discipline or control. Undisciplined talent.
ungovernable	Of persons. The country had become ungovernable.
unmanageable	Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape. His behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home.
unrestrained	Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion. A display of unrestrained delight.
unruly	Of persons. Unruly teenagers.
wild	Produced from wild animals or plants without cultivation. Edible wild plants.

Usage Examples of "Rowdy" as an adjective

• It was a rowdy but good-natured crowd.
• Rowdy teenagers.

Associations of "Rowdy" (30 Words)

boisterous	(of weather or water) wild or stormy. A boisterous crowd.
burly	Muscular and heavily built. Had a tall burly frame.
cacophonous	Having an unpleasant sound- John McCarten. As cacophonous as a henyard.
chaotic	Relating to systems which exhibit chaos. The political situation was chaotic.
clamorous	Expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands. The clamorous radical wing of the party.
commotion	Civil insurrection. They set off firecrackers to make a lot of commotion.
din	Make a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise. The sound dinned irritatingly into Marian s head.
disorderly	Involving or contributing to a breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding behaviour. His life was as disorderly as ever.
gruff	Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion. Robert s gruff no nonsense approach.
husky	(of a person) big and strong. Makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky.
jarring	Causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration. The jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk.
loud	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. The band played loudly.
noise	Make a lot of noise. They heard indistinct noises of people talking.
noisy	Full of or characterized by noise. A small noisy dog.
obstreperous	Noisily and stubbornly defiant. The boy is cocky and obstreperous.
pandemonium	Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. There was complete pandemonium everyone just panicked.
racket	A snowshoe resembling a racket. A squash racket.
rambunctious	Uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous. A social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand.
raucous	Disturbing the public peace; loud and rough. Raucous youths.
resistive	Able to withstand the action or effect of something.
ruffian	A violent criminal or troublemaker.
strident	Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f’, `s’, `z’, or `th’ in both `thin’ and `then. Public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident.
tough	Physically toughened. A tough part of the town.
tumultuous	Making an uproar or loud, confused noise. The tumultuous years of his administration.
ungovernable	Impossible to control or govern. An ungovernable impulse to run away.
unkempt	Not properly maintained or cared for. Native vistas and unkempt rambling paths.
unruly	Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control. Kate tried to control her unruly emotions.
untidy	Not arranged neatly and in order. She was chronically untidy and her clothes lay where she had dropped them.
vagrancy	The state of living as a vagrant; homelessness. A descent into vagrancy and drug abuse.
vociferous	Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry. A vociferous mob.