hell-raising

adjective

Definition of hell-raisingnext
as in rowdy
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way would often reminisce with his buddies about their hell-raising adventures as teenagers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-raising
  1. rowdy
  2. boisterous
  3. raucous
  4. rambunctious
  5. rollicking
  6. rumbustious
  7. violent
  8. lively
Adjective
  • Her improv troupe got booted off the stage by a group of rowdy high school kids who were expecting a magician.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to his gigs as a musician, Dunlap worked as a cab driver and as a janitor at Minneapolis’ storied First Avenue nightclub, where the Replacements played during the band’s famously rowdy come-up and where Dunlap met his wife, Chrissie, who was a talent booker at the club.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of rowdy
Adjective
  • But the action is set in the 1970s, replete with boisterous parties, dancing G.I. Joes and snowflakes throwing their own snow in the air.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Then came a boisterous rally in front of 42,000 fans at Dodger Stadium.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of boisterous
Adjective
  • Stanley Tucci: How Julia Child Changed My Life Tampopo (1985) Getty Images Juzo Itami's Tampopo is a raucous Japanese comedy filled with vignettes about different characters eating, cooking, and—in the case of a dapper gangster and his girlfriend—engaging erotically with food.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • After receiving raucous applause from the studio audience — a handful of whom have been attending the Studio City, CA.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • In the off-kilter, one-day affair, Lil Wayne, Action Bronson, and Trash Talk filled the lineup, and according to a review from The Hollywood Reporter, the show was a rambunctious yet triumphant event perfectly matching the energy of the California rapper.
    Jason Chandler, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The rambunctious tune reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the first top 10 hit of Tyler’s career — and came in at No. 12 on our 100 Best Songs of 2024 list.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of rambunctious
Adjective
  • Joy’s jazzy, smoky version of the Marvin Gaye classic, coupled with her velvety vocals, sparked another rollicking ovation led by John who was the first to stand up.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2023
  • His setlist, a rollicking walk-down-memory-lane of solo hits, NKOTB favorites, standards, show tunes and cover songs, showcased his range as an entertainer, musical virtuoso and keen collaborator.
    Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
Definition of rollicking
Adjective
  • The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022
  • From 1657, when tea first became available in London’s coffeehouses, to the early seventeen-hundreds, when women were invited in, recreational tea drinking was the preserve of rumbustious gentlemen.
    David Kortava, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021
Definition of rumbustious
Adjective
  • Prosecutors also said that some of the violent pornography Heuermann owned included methods consistent with the injuries to Mack's body and how she was bound with ropes.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • After a violent campaign in which Buddhists killed a number of priests and destroyed churches, in 1909, locals built the church that Galipeau visited in Cizhong.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of violent
Adjective
  • Some areas, such as L.A.’s Fashion District, remain lively, but the inescapable realities of homelessness, mental illness and drug use keep many visitors and businesses away.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • According to Wolman, there's a lively debate about which Scottsdale location is better.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of lively
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