Nouns (15)
public violence
n. a public act of violence by an unruly mob
rioting
n. a state of disorder involving group violence
howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, belly laugh
n. a joke that seems extremely funny
orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
n. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Verbs (3)
take part in a riot
v. take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot; "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
carouse, roister
v. engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (51)
fight, combat, fighting
n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
contravention
n. coming into conflict with
chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsyturviness
n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder
tumult, uproar, tumultuousness
n. a state of commotion and noise and confusion
corruption, depravity, degeneracy
n. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
immorality
n. the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
indecency
n. the quality of being indecent
obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacity
n. the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
self-gratification, dissoluteness, incontinence
n. indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
licentiousness, wantonness, sexual immorality
n. the quality of being lewd and lascivious
fun, merriment, playfulness
n. activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence
n. excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"
fete, celebrate
v. have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect
v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
enjoy oneself, live it up
v. enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"
party
v. have or participate in a party; "The students were partying all night before the exam"
joy, rejoice, feel joy
v. feel happiness or joy
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (1)
order
n. established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
riot
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