RIOT Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word riot. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| anarchy | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) | ||||||
| bedlam | nounn | |||||
noun • pejorative terms for an insane asylum • a state of extreme confusion and disorder | ||||||
| commotion | nounn | |||||
noun • a disorderly outburst or tumult • the act of making a noisy disturbance • confused movement | ||||||
| disturbance | nounn | |||||
noun • activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption • an unhappy and worried mental state • a disorderly outburst or tumult • a noisy fight • the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion • (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness • electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication | ||||||
| fracas | nounn | |||||
noun • noisy quarrel | ||||||
| insurrection | nounn | |||||
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||
| mayhem | nounn | |||||
noun • the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person • violent and needless disturbance | ||||||
| melee | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a noisy riotous fight | ||||||
| pandemonium | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of extreme confusion and disorder | ||||||
| protest | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a formal and solemn declaration of objection • the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent • the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval verb • utter words of protest • express opposition through action or words • affirm or avow formally or solemnly | ||||||
| rebellion | nounn | |||||
noun • refusal to accept some authority or code or convention • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||
| revolt | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another verb • make revolution • fill with distaste • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||
| revolution | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving • the overthrow of a government by those who are governed • a single complete turn (axial or orbital) | ||||||
| tumult | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of commotion and noise and confusion • violent agitation • the act of making a noisy disturbance | ||||||
| turmoil | nounn | |||||
noun • a violent disturbance • violent agitation • disturbance usually in protest | ||||||
| upheaval | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) • a violent disturbance • (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) • disturbance usually in protest | ||||||
| uprising | nounn | |||||
noun • organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | ||||||
| uproar | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of commotion and noise and confusion • loud confused noise from many sources | ||||||
| bacchanal | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who engages in drinking bouts • a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus • a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity adjective satellite • used of riotously drunken merrymaking | ||||||
| bacchanalia | nounn | |||||
noun • an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) • a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | ||||||
