English adjective: riotous | |||
1. | riotous produced or growing in extreme abundance | ||
Samples | Their riotous blooming. | ||
Synonyms | exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse | ||
Similar | abundant | ||
Antonyms | scarce | ||
2. | riotous characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination | ||
Samples | Effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive. Riotous times. These troubled areas. The tumultuous years of his administration. A turbulent and unruly childhood. | ||
Synonyms | disruptive, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent | ||
Similar | unquiet | ||
Antonyms | quiet | ||
3. | riotous unrestrained by convention or morality | ||
Samples | Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society. Deplorably dissipated and degraded. Riotous living. Fast women. | ||
Synonyms | debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate | ||
Similar | immoral | ||
Antonyms | moral | ||