roistering 1 of 3

present participle of roister
as in carousing
to take part in drunken revelry the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling

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roistering

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adjective

roistering

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noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roistering
Adjective
  • Their 13th album, International, interprets the ritual of early retirement sendoff as a boisterous dance party with plenty of music royalty cameos showing up to pay their respects.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Among the latter, McElwee pays a visit to his longtime friend Charleen Swansea, who stole the show in Sherman’s March with her boisterous real-talk and raunchy humor.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their everlasting merrymaking might seem warm and fuzzy at first glance, but in truth, there is a gloomy undercurrent to their existence, hiding just beneath the surface.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025
  • Alternatively, the Perry Lane Hotel, as well as the brand-new, Ann Savannah, will put you in the heart of the merrymaking.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • As Verlander walked off the mound, he was greeted with a raucous standing ovation.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Another is Normal, the raucous action pic written by John Wick and Nobody creator Derek Kolstad and starring Bob Odenkirk.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who’s drinking hot pumpkin spice lattes in a chunky sweater may need to rein it in for a little while.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sheen and Peele were on a plane and tensions were already high between the two — while Sheen started drinking heavily in his seat.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Flipper’s Boogie Palace at LaCienega and Santa Monica was also the A lister’s night spot of its time, the roller disco home of the trendy (including a young Laura Dern), many in glitter hot pants ready for the rowdy rink.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, on opening night, the music and revelry are cut short when evil sneaks through the door.
    Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In keeping with the sibling revelry on display all night, at one point Shultz sauntered over to older brother guitarist Brad Shultz and gave him a sweet brotherly shove after a bit of teasing.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For the forgiving, these simulcasts have insights and frivolities each Monday.
    Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This May the Eleventh Circuit denied him relief from a $25,000 Tax Court frivolity penalty.
    Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • The 89-year-old child psychologist transformed a corner of the conservative movement into a roaring political force that shaped the national conversation and became the de facto base of the modern Republican Party that embraced performative piety as a precondition for viability.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This familiarity with the Wyoming wilderness perhaps explains why the game feels so authentic: Its roaring orange sunsets, powder-blue skies, lush green pines, and trickling turquoise waters.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 July 2025
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“Roistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roistering. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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