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boisterous
Meaning: noisy, energetic, and lacking restraint
boisterous in a sentence
How boisterous is used in real sentences:
The boisterous crowd cheered so loudly that the announcer could barely be heard.
During recess the boisterous second graders raced across the yard, shouting and knocking over cones.
“A boisterous group clapped, stamped, and shouted over the speakers whenever bold lighting was mentioned.”
— from the passage The Brightness Debate
Synonyms for boisterous
Other words for boisterous — rowdy, rambunctious and unruly — carry the same meaning.
- rowdy
- rambunctious
- unruly
Antonyms of boisterous
Words that mean the opposite of boisterous:
- calm
- subdued
- quiet
Where it comes from
From Middle English boistous 'rough, coarse'
Memory hook
BOISTER-ous sounds like a noisy BOY causing a STIR — loud and out of control.
Practice boisterous in the app